Gorizont 14 acceleration stop?

Matson, Robert (ROBERT.D.MATSON@cpmx.saic.com)
Wed, 24 Feb 1999 11:59:19 -0800

Hi All,

More Gorizont 14 flash measurements for Monday night
(22 Feb) and Tuesday night (23 Feb).  Peak flashes
were magnitude +4.5.  The flash period was more or
less flat from Monday to Tuesday.  Monday it was
84.780 +/- .002 seconds; Tuesday 84.785 +/- .003.
The continuing trend (UT dates):

24 Feb '99: 84.785  Del +.005 secs/1 day  +.005
23 Feb '99: 84.780  Del -.012 secs/3 days  -.004
20 Feb '99: 84.792  Del -.324 secs/37 days  -.0088
14 Jan '99: 85.116  Del -.039 secs/2 days  -.0195
12 Jan '99: 85.155  Del -2.165 secs/112 days  -.0193
22 Sep '98: 87.32

(Final column is period increase per day).

PPAS-format report:

Gorizont 14, #17969
87- 40A 99-02-23 06:08:38.0  RM 5425.95 0.15 64 84.780  mag +4.5 --> inv
87- 40A 99-02-24 05:25:18.6  RM 5087.12 0.2 60 84.785  mag +4.5 --> inv