Neptune_2046-10-06T16_32_51.4400_AAT.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:13 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-10-06T16:33:29.500
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : AAT
Location                : Siding Spring (AAT)
Latitude (deg)          : -31.27703
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.06608
Altitude (km)           :   1.164
Gaia source ID          : 30952935949594880
2Mass ID (if available) : 03045866+1530095
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 04m 58.66086s +15:30:09.38213s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.90
K magnitude             : 14.251
G magnitude             : 15.859
RP magnitude            : 15.301
BP magnitude            : 16.253
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.992
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.14
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  144.72
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  127.78
B (ring opening deg)    :    1.11
PA of pole (deg)        :  -44.51
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.858
C/A sky separation (km) :  18046.7
NAIF SPICE kernels      : RAJobs_U111+rgf16.spk
                          URKALLv1.spk
                          nep097.bsp
                          nep101.bsp
                          sat440l.bsp
                          de440.bsp
                          earth_720101_070426.bpc
                          earthstns_itrf93_040916.bsp
                          earth_200101_990628_predict.bpc
                          pck00010.tpc
                          pck.ura111.tpc.Neptune
                          naif0012.tls
                          IAU_NEPTUNE_for_RINGFIT.tpc.BECAREFUL
                          earth_flat_IAU.spk
 
b: ring blocked by planet  x: target alt <  5.0 deg or  sun >  -5.0 deg
Ring         I/E             UTC        b?  alt   alt-sun   radius     r-dot   lat-geo lat-geodetic
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Adams         I 2046-10-06T16:01:59.031    43.18  -42.07   62934.78  -362.53
Galatea       I 2046-10-06T16:02:01.747    43.18  -42.07   61955.10  -358.82
Arago         I 2046-10-06T16:02:15.384    43.18  -42.03   57204.24  -337.29
Lassell       I 2046-10-06T16:02:21.411    43.18  -42.02   55205.90  -326.00
LeVerrier     I 2046-10-06T16:02:27.668    43.18  -42.00   53208.32  -312.94
Galle         I 2046-10-06T16:03:12.941    43.19  -41.88   42089.07  -166.43
 
Neptune       I 2046-10-06T16:19:00.560    43.15  -39.34   24763.99             -19.43    -20.06
Neptune       E 2046-10-06T16:47:58.331    42.29  -34.34   24763.86             -74.07    -74.57
 
Galle         E 2046-10-06T16:03:12.848    43.19  -41.88   42482.28  -176.51
LeVerrier     E 2046-10-06T16:05:02.257    43.20  -41.60   53386.09   314.46
Lassell       E 2046-10-06T16:05:08.512    43.20  -41.58   55309.69   326.89
Arago         E 2046-10-06T16:05:14.538    43.20  -41.57   57267.42   337.87
Galatea       E 2046-10-06T16:05:28.171    43.20  -41.53   61977.07   359.13
Adams         E 2046-10-06T16:05:30.887    43.20  -41.52   62952.83   362.82