Reports Report 689c (Event 689-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stephanie K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My mother and I both observed the major meteor shower last year, and saw a meteor just like this during that event, so we were both confident we were seeing a meteorite. We were driving towards the river, and it came into view from directly above us, and from our angle looked like it went into the river. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Steubenville, OH |
| Latitude | 40° 22' 52.22'' N (40.381171°) |
| Longitude | 80° 39' 0.71'' W (-80.650198°) |
| Elevation | 221.287m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-18 22:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-19 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 199° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 103.67° |
| First azimuth | 104.64° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 84.91° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | Smoke trail that reflected the flashing light of the fireball. It looked almost like a firework except for the fact that it was over a highway and coming straight down. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It fizzled as it got lower, and brighter the lower it got, until bursting into pale blue and yellow. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a sparkler as tiny fragments were burned off. |