Neptune_2049-10-17T12_55_04.1400_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:44 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2049-10-17T12:51:25.700
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
Gaia source ID          : 54863298061632384
2Mass ID (if available) : 03313700+1714237
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 31m 37.03486s +17:14:23.15114s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.05
K magnitude             : 14.756
G magnitude             : 18.277
RP magnitude            : 17.204
BP magnitude            : 19.448
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.958
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.40
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  149.05
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   45.84
B (ring opening deg)    :    4.23
PA of pole (deg)        :  -42.36
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.628
C/A sky separation (km) :  13182.4
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 2049-10-17T12:24:07.062    49.19  -19.48   62933.00  -115.76
Galatea       I 2049-10-17T12:24:15.545    49.16  -19.45   61952.99  -115.28
Arago         I 2049-10-17T12:24:57.246    49.02  -19.31   57200.00  -112.56
Lassell       I 2049-10-17T12:25:15.122    48.96  -19.25   55200.00  -111.17
LeVerrier     I 2049-10-17T12:25:33.237    48.90  -19.18   53200.00  -109.60
Galle         I 2049-10-17T12:27:21.675    48.53  -18.80   42000.02   -95.26
 
Neptune       I 2049-10-17T12:34:31.605    47.05  -17.31   24763.99              -4.91     -5.08
Neptune       E 2049-10-17T13:08:20.495    40.02  -10.24   24762.31             -59.11    -59.97
 
Galle         E 2049-10-17T12:35:15.641 b  46.90  -17.15   42000.07    95.42
LeVerrier     E 2049-10-17T12:37:03.872 b  46.52  -16.78   53200.01   109.88
Lassell       E 2049-10-17T12:37:21.942 b  46.46  -16.71   55200.01   111.46
Arago         E 2049-10-17T12:37:39.771 b  46.40  -16.65   57200.00   112.87
Galatea       E 2049-10-17T12:38:21.349 b  46.26  -16.51   61953.01   115.66
Adams         E 2049-10-17T12:38:29.804 b  46.23  -16.48   62933.00   116.15