Obs 9/27

Jim Nix (nixj@bellsouth.net)
Sat, 26 Sep 1998 06:43:35 -0500

Hi all,

Observations for Sept 27, 1998 Note accuracy estimations
(Arcsec's)follow magnitudes for each.

35.21229N  89.9356W, 101 m  9809 0.314 18004
35 12' 42"N, -89 56' 6.5"W

27
obs 9/26 (9/27 utc) H 50% VIS 20M

Cosmos 1758
86046A 004745.5 222807+313037 5.1 s 3600
86046A 004849.5 222910+321120 5.2 s 3600
Cosmos 1844
87041A 005255 201223+464526 5.3 s 900
Mir
86017A 005916 143728+750143 2.0 s 900
86017A 005939 063436+863901 1.9 s 3600
Iridium 19
97056A 010754 222730+313326 5.8 s 3600
97056A 010918 001757+583060 6.0 s 450
Cosmos 1063
78117A 011325 184418-265029 4.3 s 900
78117A 011526 185314+370004 3.4 s 450
Meteor 1 -5
70047A 011943 165022+820935 5.1 s 450
70047A 012258 200746+005913 4.9 s 3600
Tsikada Rk
95002D 013150 205727+313525 5.4 s 3600
95002D 013331 214345+611727 5.6 s 900
Iridium 36
97056C 013518 191800+380343 5.8 s 900
97056C 013713 171222+852105 5.9 s 1800
At Cent 2
63047A 014442 190132-054220 3.0 s 7200

Notes: Again, At Cent 2 brighter than predicted but again there was a
bright quarter moon in the south and may have aided reflection.  My Last
ob of  At Cent 8/3/98 showed it at 2.7 to 3.2.

Clear Skies

Jim
35.21229N  89.9356W, 101 m