| Observer |
|
Name |
Giuseppe P |
|
Experience Level |
4/5
|
|
Remarks |
Bright fireball, trail and fragmentations either large meteorite or space junk (potential ISS component ; Alert during the last few days) |
| Location |
|
Address |
Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE) |
|
Latitude |
50° 44' 19.75'' N (50.73882°)
|
|
Longitude |
6° 7' 41.68'' E (6.128244°)
|
|
Elevation |
258.65213m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2026-03-08 18:50 CET
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2026-03-08 17:50 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
240° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
120° |
|
First azimuth |
180° |
|
First elevation |
50° |
|
Last azimuth |
90° |
|
Last elevation |
40° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-16 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
20° |
|
Remarks |
bright trail before disintegrating in multiple objects |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
bright flash and fragmentation |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
- |
