Ir 61 (pred. Mag -8.6, obs. -1)

Gambaro Alessandro (agambaro@betanet.it)
Sat, 09 May 1998 00:11:52 +0000

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With this TLE:
IRIDIUM 61
1 25263U 98018B   98126.52371496  .00000507  00000-0  10219-3 0   367
2 25263  86.5425 355.8296 0003144 115.5324 244.6230 14.59546000  6103

and IRIDFLAR 1.61 I have found:

Latitude:  45.59180  Longitude:    8.70880  Altitude:   187.0 m
Tornavento (Va), Italy
Time Zone: UTC  +2.0 h

Sun             Flare          Peak  Std
Ir   Date      Local Time Azm El   RA      Decl  (km)  N  Ill Azm  Elev
M  Angle Mag  Mag  Mag
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61 98- 5- 8 21:28:44.9 079 63     13h41  44.2  773.7 D Lit 305  -7.5
R  0.01  -8.6 -8.6 -8.3
Latitude Longitude  (km)
45.5918    8.7067   0.2 W

The sky was very hazy, with limiting mag. of maybe +2 (Sun at -7.50).
With Alfa Boo a few degrees I have observed Ir 61 about at -1 / -1.5
(Mag predicted with Iridflar -8.6)
MMA=R

Alessandro Gambaro
agambaro@betanet.it

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With this TLE:
IRIDIUM 61
1 25263U 98018B   98126.52371496  .00000507  00000-0  10219-3 0   367
2 25263  86.5425 355.8296 0003144 115.5324 244.6230 14.59546000  6103

and IRIDFLAR 1.61 I have found:

Latitude:  45.59180  Longitude:    8.70880  Altitude:   187.0 m
Tornavento (Va), Italy
Time Zone: UTC  +2.0 h
                                                                                              Sun             Flare          Peak  Std
Ir   Date      Local Time Azm El   RA      Decl  (km)  N  Ill Azm  Elev  M  Angle Mag  Mag  Mag
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61 98- 5- 8 21:28:44.9 079 63     13h41  44.2  773.7 D Lit 305  -7.5   R  0.01  -8.6 -8.6 -8.3
Latitude Longitude  (km)
45.5918    8.7067   0.2 W

The sky was very hazy, with limiting mag. of maybe +2 (Sun at -7.5°).
With Alfa Boo a few degrees I have observed Ir 61 about at -1 / -1.5 (Mag predicted with Iridflar -8.6)
MMA=R
 
Alessandro Gambaro
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