Re: very bright object

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In a message dated 6/13/98 0:55:20 AM EDT, jdellinger@amoco.com writes:

> 	Would anyone be able to tell me what I saw go dead overhead here
>  in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 10:39PM CDT (03:39UT June 13) from West to East?
>  Lat 36.099, Long -95.922 ?  It got VERY bright for about 8 seconds...
>  magnitude -4 I would guess. Too equatorial an orbit for it to be an
Iridium,
>  I think. Thanks!

Here are your candidates:
Norad ID
3038
6153 Copernicus
10621
12553
16591
25039 Iridium 43

For #25039 (Iridium 43), unpredicted Iridium flares are not unheard of - but
not common either. This is in a polar orbit.

The only one in an equatorial orbit (W -> E) was #6153 (Copernicus, COSPAR
72065A).  I've never heard of it flaring but maybe someone else has.

Cheers.
Don Gardner
Homepage: http://members.aol.com/mir16609/
76.8419 W, 39.1796 N,  34m ASL

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