Jari wrote: > i noticed a bright object to the NW, Az 320deg El 40 deg approx, > about 10 deg above what i believe was Deneb at 02:24:16 12 Feb > UTC +/- 3 sec. Mag was -2.... The flare lasted long enough to > see that the object was heading ... towards the NNW. Estimated > track was from 180 to 340 roughly. ... there were no expected > Iridium flares at that time or area. > > Jari > 49.40N > 125.00W > 30m A DMSP (23533, 95-015A) is a possible match, a few degrees lower and south (alt 37, az 313) at that time, retrograde track, and DMSPs definitely can flare. A very good match in position and time but maybe not in track is Lacrosse 4 Rk (26474, 00-047B), but I think that -2 -- five magnitudes brighter than predicted -- is unlikely (but maybe possible?) for that one. Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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