the sighting was in the middle of Sydney near the CBD on the Harbour. Light pollution was that I could just see Orion constellation (to the North of the fireball trajectory) and a few other bright stars. I could see the flight paths of planes arriving and departing to the west on a south to north trajectory. At first the light being so bright I thought it was a plane, except it was coming toward me so fast and was completely the wrong direction (west to east) for the planes at that time. There were loud roadworks close by so any chance of hearing a sonic boom were slim.
Location
Address
Barangaroo, New South Wales (AU)
Latitude
33° 51' 31.72'' S (-33.858811°)
Longitude
151° 12' 6.83'' E (151.201896°)
Elevation
6.013151m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-01-17 21:35 AEDT
UT Date & Time
2018-01-17 10:35 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
82°
Moving
Facing azimuth
198.42°
First azimuth
195.89°
First elevation
59°
Last azimuth
90.74°
Last elevation
81°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Yellow
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
It seemed one bright light as it came toward me, then as it moved across my field of vision there were briefly two fragments travelling alongside the major one, these burnt out quickly and it ended with one again.
