- Introducing the Great Taurid Fireball
- Sound recordings of the fireball
- Projection of the Fireball Atmospheric Trajectory on the map of Spain
- Heliocentric Orbit of the Great Taurid Fireball (november 17, 1995) projected onto the ecliptic plane
- Great Taurid Fireball (November 17, 1995): atmospheric trajectory
- Atmospheric trajectory data, Radiant data and Orbital data (J2000.0)
- Initial- and heliocentric velocity
- Links to related webpages
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On november 17, 1995 at 23h59m33s UT a magnificent -10 Taurid fireball exploded above the
Province of Andalucia of Spain. This photo is taken by the DMS observing team at Alcudia. The fireball appeared during the Leonid observing campaign which was setup by the Dutch Meteor Society in collaboration with SOMYCE; the Spanish Meteor Society. Sonic booms of this Taurid fireball have been recorded at Zafaraya and Almedinilla with video-camera's. The fireball has been photographed by three stations of the network and is the brightest fireball ever photographed by members of DMS. |
| Observed | Geocentric | Heliocentric | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right ascension | 69.16 +/- 0.08 | 68.93 +/- 0.09 | - |
| Declination | 23.75 +/- 0.02 | 23.40 +/- 0.02 | - |
| Ecliptical longitude | - | - | 18.72 +/- 0.04 |
| Ecliptical latitude | - | - | 1.14 +/- 0.02 |
| Initail velocity (km/s) | 32.901 +/- 0.008 | 30.858 +/- 0.009 | 36.78 +/- 0.03 |
| Semimajor axis (AU) | 2.01 +/- 0.011 |
| Eccentricity | 0.8659 +/- 0.0003 |
| Perihelion distance (AU) | 0.2697 +/- 0.0010 |
| Aphelion distance (AU) | 3.75 +/- 0.02 |
| Argument of perihelion | 304.5 +/- 0.2 |
| Ascending node | 234.2295 +/- 0.0003 |
| Inclination | 1.96 +/- 0.04 |
| Station | Voo (km/s) (interpolation formula) | Voo (km/s) (no-fragmentation model) | delta H (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almedinilla | 32.90 +/- 0.07 | 32.921 +/- 0.015 | 98.9 +/- 54.1 |
| Zafarraya | 32.88 +/- 0.25 | 32.901 +/- 0.008 | 97.9 +/- 57.3 |
| Alcudia | 32.86 +/- 0.03 | no solution | 98.4 +/- 36.6 |
Most probable Voo : 32.901 +- 0.008 km/s
Remarks:
All values of Voo in second column are computed by means of the interpalation formula described in Jacchia and Whipple (Smithson. Contr. Astrophys. 4, 97-129, 1961)
All values of Voo in thirs column are computed by means of the no-fragmentation model described in Ceplecha et al. (A&A 279, 615-626, 1993).
Delta H is the range of heights from which Voo is computed
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- Leonids 1995: Sonic boom recording Taurid fireball
- Leonids 1995: Photographic results
- Alfa Monocerotids 1995: Meteor Storm over Calar Alto!
- Alfa Monocerotids 1995: results and publication
