Neptune_2049-11-04T03_37_44.7500_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               : 2049-11-04T03:40:31.670
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          : 54847183344385536
2Mass ID (if available) : 03294738+1707314
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 29m 47.38786s +17:07:31.14324s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.11
K magnitude             : 14.938
G magnitude             : 17.111
RP magnitude            : 16.470
BP magnitude            : 17.607
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.850
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.88
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  166.99
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   84.18
B (ring opening deg)    :    4.02
PA of pole (deg)        :  -42.53
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.052
C/A sky separation (km) :   1098.2
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 2049-11-04T03:35:43.123 b  34.74  -45.46   62932.99  -157.09
Galatea       I 2049-11-04T03:35:49.370 b  34.76  -45.49   61952.99  -156.67
Arago         I 2049-11-04T03:36:19.942 b  34.87  -45.59   57200.00  -154.09
Lassell       I 2049-11-04T03:36:32.980 b  34.92  -45.64   55200.01  -152.63
LeVerrier     I 2049-11-04T03:36:46.157 b  34.96  -45.69   53200.00  -150.87
Galle         I 2049-11-04T03:38:05.103 b  35.25  -45.97   42000.16  -128.44
 
Neptune       I 2049-11-04T03:23:22.755    32.07  -42.83   24763.45              30.92     31.80
Neptune       E 2049-11-04T03:57:39.434    39.48  -50.11   24763.61             -25.86    -26.64
 
Galle         E 2049-11-04T03:46:02.812 b  36.97  -47.66   41999.99   162.55
LeVerrier     E 2049-11-04T03:47:11.559 b  37.22  -47.90   53200.00   163.23
Lassell       E 2049-11-04T03:47:23.808 b  37.26  -47.94   55200.01   163.32
Arago         E 2049-11-04T03:47:36.051 b  37.30  -47.99   57200.00   163.40
Galatea       E 2049-11-04T03:48:05.123 b  37.41  -48.09   61953.01   163.58
Adams         E 2049-11-04T03:48:11.113 b  37.43  -48.11   62932.99   163.61