Neptune_2049-10-19T10_36_03.3200_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:14 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2049-10-19T10:33:39.510
Event type              : PgtX
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : No ring occs
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 54865802024989568
2Mass ID (if available) : 03312609+1713430
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 31m 26.11426s +17:13:41.99314s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             : 14.272
G magnitude             : 17.756
RP magnitude            : 16.646
BP magnitude            : 18.831
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.942
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.90
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  150.98
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   69.09
B (ring opening deg)    :    4.21
PA of pole (deg)        :  -42.38
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.204
C/A sky separation (km) :   4283.9
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 2049-10-19T10:32:42.830 b  60.59  -32.67   62933.01  -129.83
Galatea       I 2049-10-19T10:32:50.369 b  60.56  -32.65   61953.00  -130.20
Arago         I 2049-10-19T10:33:26.511 b  60.44  -32.52   57199.99  -133.25
Lassell       I 2049-10-19T10:33:41.409 b  60.39  -32.47   55199.99  -135.33
LeVerrier     I 2049-10-19T10:33:56.058 b  60.34  -32.41   53199.99  -137.80
Galle         I 2049-10-19T10:35:13.847 b  60.07  -32.14   41999.99  -147.92
 
Neptune       I 2049-10-19T10:14:32.389    64.22  -36.54   24763.16              37.33     38.28
Neptune       E 2049-10-19T10:52:47.210    56.45  -28.38   24763.80             -17.45    -18.02
 
Galle         E 2049-10-19T10:44:59.726 b  58.07  -30.05   42000.01   131.54
LeVerrier     E 2049-10-19T10:46:24.453 b  57.77  -29.75   53200.00   132.70
Lassell       E 2049-10-19T10:46:39.517 b  57.72  -29.69   55200.00   132.83
Arago         E 2049-10-19T10:46:54.567 b  57.67  -29.64   57200.00   132.95
Galatea       E 2049-10-19T10:47:30.284 b  57.55  -29.51   61953.00   133.19
Adams         E 2049-10-19T10:47:37.641 b  57.52  -29.48   62933.01   133.23