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Observer
Name
Thomas H
Experience Level
1/5
Remarks
It was awesome! I knew it had to be a comet. Everyone I spoke to said they did not see it. Ironically, my supervisor said he saw what he thought was a shooting star at about 5:45am in the area of Elmer, NJ
Location
Address
, NJ
Latitude
39° 27' 19.11'' N (39.455309°)
Longitude
75° 4' 7.37'' W (-75.068714°)
Elevation
13.739426m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-01-09 06:40 EST
UT Date & Time
2019-01-09 11:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
95°
Moving
Facing azimuth
142.19°
First azimuth
122.44°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
117.76°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Light Yellow initially and then finished orangish
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Orangish flash and then nothing
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-
