Neptune_2046-10-21T14_49_48.3900_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               : 2046-10-21T14:51:09.890
Event type              : PtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
                        : 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          : 33930177214654720
2Mass ID (if available) : 03033287+1523518
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 03m 32.90663s +15:23:49.49748s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.12
K magnitude             : 13.562
G magnitude             : 17.425
RP magnitude            : 16.237
BP magnitude            : 19.131
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.878
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -22.76
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  159.82
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   55.81
B (ring opening deg)    :    0.94
PA of pole (deg)        :  -44.61
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.140
C/A sky separation (km) :  23876.4
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 2046-10-21T15:22:24.633    43.20  -42.30   65705.44  -420.90
Galatea       I 2046-10-21T15:22:26.945    43.20  -42.29   65788.05  -421.68
Arago         I 2046-10-21T15:24:03.650    43.17  -42.11   65170.91   416.09
Lassell       I 2046-10-21T15:23:53.963    43.17  -42.13   55813.04   276.54
LeVerrier     I 2046-10-21T15:23:45.236    43.18  -42.14   53200.08   199.86
 
Neptune       I 2046-10-21T14:46:25.999    43.00  -45.74   24763.91              77.25     77.67
Neptune       E 2046-10-21T14:55:53.763    43.21  -44.97   24763.96              46.51     47.49
 
LeVerrier     E 2046-10-21T15:23:45.258    43.18  -42.14   53416.33   207.78
Lassell       E 2046-10-21T15:23:53.904    43.17  -42.13   55348.71   265.25
Arago         E 2046-10-21T15:24:00.943    43.17  -42.11   57303.50   308.38
Galatea       E 2046-10-21T15:24:14.732    43.17  -42.09   62000.57   381.11
Adams         E 2046-10-21T15:24:17.270    43.17  -42.08   62974.05   392.76