Reports Report 2028bb (Event 2028-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rick J |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving on a curving road, so the angles may be off slightly, but it appeared to move about twice as fast as the average satellite crossing the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fort Mill, SC |
| Latitude | 35° 0' 15.59'' N (35.00433°) |
| Longitude | 80° 52' 58.62'' W (-80.88295°) |
| Elevation | 184.099m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-06-10 22:02 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-06-11 02:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 235° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 85.98° |
| First azimuth | 91.45° |
| First elevation | 47° |
| Last azimuth | 84.51° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Green fireball ~4mm at arms length, orange sparking tail ~10mm, total dur. ~6 sec., ~0.5 sec before it went out it broke into 3 pcs with shorter orange tails ~2mm to ~4mm. |