Reports Report 1956b (Event 1956-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tom F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | As I filled in the details, I have to wonder if it's an asteroid or a LEO object whose orbit is decaying. Either is cool, LEO is gonna get more common with all the satellite internet going up. I've got a love/hate attitude towards SpaceX. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cannelton, IN |
| Latitude | 37° 57' 16.21'' N (37.954503°) |
| Longitude | 86° 40' 32.86'' W (-86.675795°) |
| Elevation | 191.07428m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-04-15 00:10 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-04-15 05:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 98° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80.53° |
| First azimuth | 50.47° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 107.72° |
| Last elevation | 42° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing. Yellow-orange for a degree or so, mostly orange over 8 degrees, red to gone over the last degree. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Small flash, one larger fragment, two smaller. Larger was 2x - 3x size of smaller. None lasted even half a degree. |