RE: Flashing Geosync from Texas

From: Stephan Szyman (szymanss@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Sep 05 2005 - 03:21:41 EDT

  • Next message: Jeff Umbarger: "RE: Flashing Geosync from Texas"

    hi jeff
    
    I don't know about your target object, but I think the star must be 
    HIP105174 or one near it,  in equuleus ("the little horse")... mag. 9.18, 
    distance 539 LY.
    
    the nearest principal (bayer/flamsteed) star is kitalpha (alpha equulei) aka 
    Al Kitah al Faras,  in arabic, "part of a horse."
    
    clear skies!
    
    stephan szyman
    chicago IL USA
    41.6840N, 87.7000W; 188 msl
    
    >Hey All,
    >      For the last several nights I have been seeing
    >bright (Mag. 0) flashing geosync (I believe it is a
    >geosynch because it holds it's position) with a flash
    >period of 2 min 11 sec. At 5:07:02 UT it flashed about
    >3 deg. south of a star at 21hr 18min RA and +5.3 deg.
    >Dec. (What star is this and, more importantly, what
    >constellation does it belong to???). The sat flashed
    >from about 5:02 UT to 5:18 UT and stopped being naked
    >eye visible and then returned flashing with a period
    >of 3min 55sec at 5:36:56 UT and 5:40:51 UT. Any idea
    >on what this satellite is?
    >
    >      Regards,
    >           Jeff Umbarger
    >           Plano, TX USA
    >           Lat: +33.0695(N)
    >           Lon: -96.7681(W)
    >           UT - 5hr (CST)
    >
    >
    >--- Jeff Umbarger <umby@sgi.com> wrote:
    >
    > > 12:07:02 3 deg south of ? 2:11 flash period Last
    > > flash 12:17:56. 1st flash
    > > 12:02:40
    > >
    > > Sent from my Treo wireless
    > >
    >
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