Reports Report 5661ad (Event 5661-2022)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Chris K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball moved much slower than a typical shooting star on a relatively horizontal trajectory. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Torrance, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 52' 40.99'' N (33.878053°) |
| Longitude | 118° 19' 49.3'' W (-118.33036°) |
| Elevation | 13.63948m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2022-08-30 22:42 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-08-31 05:42 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 282° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 283.16° |
| First azimuth | 312.21° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 218° |
| Last elevation | 56° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 11° |
| Remarks | Glowing orange train, train disappeared, fireball continued, fireball then had a distortion like a cloud ring for a few seconds on its “nose” |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |