Alberto Rango confirms that this object is a rapid flasher. He observed it flashing on 2004 Jun 19 at 01:10 UTC, with a period of about 0.2 s, similar to is predecessors, as I listed earlier: http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2004/0116.html This object is easy to see with the unaided eye, so it will put on a nice show over the coming months. It has entered morning visibility in the northern hemisphere. Here are recent elements: Cosmos 2406 r 10.4 3.9 0.0 3.9 v 1 28353U 04021B 04170.54563943 -.00000071 00000-0 -12436-4 0 147 2 28353 71.0029 309.3186 0006040 214.4253 145.6477 14.13838102 1201 If you are interested in contributing flash period timings, please see the following web page for information on how to do it, and the preferred reporting format: http://www.satobs.org/tumble/flashpm.html For introductory information on flashing satellites, please see: http://www.satobs.org/tumble/tumbleintro.html Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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