Re: Object near ISS on May 16 a.m.

From: Bob King via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 09:41:14 -0500
To Alex, Ted, Marco and others,

I'm sorry for the confusion, and I appreciate your patience. Next time,
I'll include UT dates/times and also my location
(I can't believe I let that slip!). Thank you all for your help!

Best regards,
Bob

On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 5:37 AM alex <alexander.duytschaever_at_gmail.com>
wrote:

> Possible candidates: (source: Stellarium)
>
>    - 1998-067RA / NORAD 45257 - I think this is related to the ISS
>    - Starlink-1753
>    - Starlink-2428
>
> -alex-
>
> note: I had a very hard time trying to decode the "1227 am CDT" - it
> contains a lot of hurdles for "non-americans" (the am/pm thing, especially
> around "12" draws a lot of brain bytes, and "CDT" needs a lookup, and then
> I hope DST has been accounted for). (this is why ISO-8601
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601> was created, to solve this kind
> of issues, especially when working in a global community)
>
> so I think the answer to my problem is 16T0027-05:00 ;-)
>
>
> On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 4:37 PM Bob King via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Early this morning, during a May16,12:27 a.m. CDT pass of the ISS, I
>> noticed a fainter satellite preceding the station along nearly the same
>> track. Their separation decreased during the pass from about 10° to 2°
>> (perspective effect?). I'm curious if the two were related or if it was
>> strictly a coincidence. The second satellite gradually brightened during
>> its run from about magnitude 4.5 to 3.
>>
>> Thank you for your help in identifying this object.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Bob
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