List, This recent observation by Greg Roberts invalidates object 03564A as a good candidate. It has only 8 sec of error in Greg's observation compared to this 15 days old TL. Buinerveen obs. was 3-4 minutes off. It could be another unknown GEO or GTO. T. ---------------------- 90013 03 564A 0433 G 20031221201112300 17 15 0517162+124056 39 S+075 05 Unknown 030305 1 90013U 03564A 03341.68350061 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 04 2 90013 6.9800 5.4410 0045000 238.9227 121.0773 1.00269823 06 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Nissen" <wnissen@tfn.net> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Cc: <wnissen@tfn.net> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 4:11 AM Subject: please identify satellite, if any > Henk Bulder writes in private e-mail: > > > I made the following observation from Buinerveen the Netherlands > > (6 52' 48.8" E, 52 56' 20.5" N +8 m ED1950): > > At 2003-12-19 04:53:22 +/-1s UT a slow moving object of > > mag 8.7 +/- 0.3 passed the northern cusp of the moon (at coordinates > > 13h50.722m -9 44 50" J2000). It moved towards 14h, covering half a > > degree in just under one minute. In case it is a satellite, the orbit > > around earth would take an estimated 10 to 12 hours. > > Can someone help him identify this interloper? > > Thanks much. > > Walter Nissen > > --- > > Good places to look for books, etc. (for the US anyway): > www.amazon.com > www.bestbookbuys.com > www.bookfinder.com > > www.powells.com has also been recommended to me. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org > List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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