Reports Report 2678f (Event 2678-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ethan L |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | It is believed that this was caused by the 110m wide asteroid 2023 JD2 that was expected to pass by Earth. The explosion caused the sky to turn blue as though it were day. I believe the explosion happened a couple hundred kilometers away from my location. Many others saw this event and caught it on camera online. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kanimbla, Queensland (AU) |
| Latitude | 16° 55' 22.97'' S (-16.923048°) |
| Longitude | 145° 43' 30.31'' E (145.725085°) |
| Elevation | 27.672939m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-05-20 21:22 AEST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-05-20 11:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 151° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 313.23° |
| First azimuth | 303.78° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 297.38° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 54s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | Smoke Trail, some smoke was moved away from the line by upper level winds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright orange-red explosion after main green-blue explosion, couldn't see fragmentation as fireball had moved out of view. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |