I arrived at the same conclusion as Ted. Cosmos 482 (E) is the sat I observed: Ted Molczan wrote: > I suspect so, and 72023E / 6073 appears to be a good candidate: > > Cosmos 482 (E) 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 v 1.09 > 1 06073U 72023E 04165.53568927 .00012910 23798-5 11229-3 0 8490 > 2 06073 52.0708 165.7682 2454511 151.0374 225.2339 10.64181795815325 ... > By the time you reported, 11:22:56 UTC, the objects were 9.8 deg apart, and no > longer in the same FOV, so if that time is exact, then 72023E would have to be > excluded. I found no other good candidates. In comparing the pass predictions for the two objects, I also noticed the time discrepancy. My time estimate of the passage of 72023E through the FOV is incorrect. I only recorded one split for this object, which I erroneously assumed to be the time I acquired it. It appears that I recorded the split further along in 72023E's track as it appulsed a star, but failed to make note of it. Post-observation, I was apparently preoccupied with documenting the positional observations I had just made of 03790B, my original target, and also noting another unid that passed through at 11:21:57 UT (Globalstar 52 Delta Rk, #25774, 99-031E). Typically, I record a split at first sight of an unid and, if I decide to track it, record one or two higher-precision positions so as to define the track which possible candidates must fit. 72023E should be an interesting object for pre-dawn observers in southerly latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere the next few days. I see that its 210 km perigee is currently at 22 N lat (although now precessing into shadow). Kent Yeglin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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