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Fireball 23-05-1993 / 22:45 UT
Slow moving fireball over western part of the Netherlands
-------------------------------------------------------------- DUTCH METEOR SOCIETY | E-MAIL betlem@strw.leidenuniv.nl HANS BETLEM | phone 31 71223817 LEDERKARPER 4 | 2318 NB LEIDEN | THE NETHERLANDS | -------------------------------------------------------------- Date : July 2, 1993 Subject : EN 230593 On May 23 22h45m08s UT a slow moving -6 to -8 fireball appeared over the western part of the Netherlands and travelled in 94 km luminous trajectory in about 6 seconds time. The fireball was photographed by five station of the Dutch all sky Network. The following results are based on the three best record. Reductions and measurements by Hans Betlem and Casper ter Kuile. Possibly this fireball was a bright member of the Scorpiid-Virginid complex. Beginning Max. light Terminal Velocity (km/s) 18.77+/-0.01 16.36+/-0.01 2.9+/-0.13 Height (km) 84.6 49.5 37.0 Latitude (deg N.) 52.245 52.644 52.961 Longitude (deg. E.) 4.774 4.786 4.795 ZR 0.504 Radiant (2000.0) Observed Geocentric Heliocentric Alpha 226.80+/-0.09 225.72+/-0.10 Delta -6.79+/-0.26 -13.73+/-0.30 Lambda 176.03+/-0.08 Beta 1.41+/-0.12 Initial velocity (km/s) 18.87+/-0.05 15.24+/-0.06 36.48+/-0.05 Orbit (2000.0) a 2.10+/-0.02 e 0.618+/-0.003 q 0.804+/-0.001 aphelion 3.41+/-0.03 Omega 242.6+/-0.2 Ascending node 62.856+/-0.003 inclination 1.53+/-0.13 Information contact : Above.
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