Neptune_2049-11-05T01_08_34.8500_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:25 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2049-11-05T01:07:36.110
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : SAAO
Location                : So. Afr. Astro. Obs. (Sutherland)
Latitude (deg)          : -32.37953
E. Longitude (deg)      :  20.81070
Altitude (km)           :   1.768
Gaia source ID          : 54847355142991360
2Mass ID (if available) : 03294139+1707111
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 29m 41.38417s +17:07:10.17537s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.92
K magnitude             : 13.695
G magnitude             : 16.951
RP magnitude            : 15.964
BP magnitude            : 17.973
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.846
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.98
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  167.90
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   71.63
B (ring opening deg)    :    4.01
PA of pole (deg)        :  -42.53
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.743
C/A sky separation (km) :  15552.3
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 2049-11-05T01:21:39.107    31.36  -25.31   62933.00  -142.04
Galatea       I 2049-11-05T01:21:46.027    31.34  -25.29   61953.01  -141.19
Arago         I 2049-11-05T01:22:20.251    31.27  -25.20   57200.01  -136.36
Lassell       I 2049-11-05T01:22:35.049    31.24  -25.16   55200.02  -133.88
LeVerrier     I 2049-11-05T01:22:50.142    31.20  -25.12   53200.02  -131.07
Galle         I 2049-11-05T01:24:24.062    31.00  -24.87   42000.64  -104.27
 
Neptune       I 2049-11-05T00:54:24.165    34.59  -29.49   24762.27              66.80     67.50
Neptune       E 2049-11-05T01:20:48.426    31.47  -25.45   24763.93              10.67     11.04
 
Galle         E 2049-11-05T01:29:42.259    30.30  -24.00   42000.14   104.15
LeVerrier     E 2049-11-05T01:31:16.370    30.09  -23.75   53200.02   130.76
Lassell       E 2049-11-05T01:31:31.502    30.05  -23.70   55200.01   133.54
Arago         E 2049-11-05T01:31:46.342    30.02  -23.66   57200.00   135.99
Galatea       E 2049-11-05T01:32:20.671    29.94  -23.57   61953.01   140.75
Adams         E 2049-11-05T01:32:27.613    29.93  -23.55   62933.01   141.58