RE: Unknown satellite

From: Ted Molczan (molczan@rogers.com)
Date: Wed Sep 10 2003 - 18:45:59 EDT

  • Next message: Russell Eberst: "SEP10.OBS"

    Ed Light reported a slow moving mag 5.5 unknown, best matched by the normally
    much fainter Midas 5 satellite.
    
    I have appended all of Russell Eberst's Midas obs that are in my archive, which
    reveal a number of passes on which they were at least as bright as Ed's unknown;
    therefore, I believe that Ed most likely did see Midas 5.
    
    Ted Molczan
    
    Note: the format of these obs is my modified form of Russell's format. I store
    them that way for ease of reference.
    
    Midas 3
    6101801 2420 19990625 003222.74 215307+122747 7.2 7.2 0 S
    6101801 2420 20011023 194313.34 002947+383543 7.3 7.3 0 S
    
    Midas 4
    6102801 2420 19960831 210304.99 174752+504741 5.7 8.6 30 F
    6102801 2420 20000121 060843.68 051055+755901 4.8 9.0 20 I
    6102801 2420 20001229 182703.10 080050+575708 7.8 7.8 0 S
    
    Midas 5
    6201001 2420 19911107 211242.96 232928+332625 7.1 8.0 20 I
    6201001 2420 19911107 211421.99 232750+461117 6.6 7.9 20 I
    6201001 2420 19981115 200110.81 221749+555709 7.8 7.8 0 S
    6201001 2420 19981115 200158.92 221322+612636 7.7 7.7 0 S
    6201001 2420 19981115 200212.50 221140+625757 7.7 7.7 0 S
    
    Midas 6
    6301401 2420 19940206 190316.62 034903+171445 5.9 9.2 20 F
    6301401 2420 20030625 230258.41 194654+265625 4.8 8.0 30 F
    
    Midas 8
    6607701 2420 19950929 041257.02 063619+281842 1.3 1.3 0 S
    6607701 2420 19950929 041415.29 063014+221108 5.6 5.6 0 S
    6607701 2420 19991127 065337.22 234829+510713 7.6 7.6 0 S
    
    Midas 9
    6608901 2420 19940806 232011.39 204938+374804 6.8 8.0 30 R
    6608901 2420 19940806 232237.18 204249+250519 6.9 8.0 30 R
    6608901 2420 19951102 054835.62 172023+881323 3.8 8.2 30 F
    6608901 2420 19951102 054958.51 195454+821947 5.1 8.4 30 F
    6608901 2420 19960915 213834.88 193718+334955 6.5 8.4 0 I
    6608901 2420 19970815 215117.40 211524+194744 8.6 8.6 0 S
    
    
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