Reports Report 119a (Event 119-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Douglas W |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I am an observational scientist. This event was traveling WWSW to EENE, flared, dimmed, then flared again as it broke up. Was spectacular. I checked for satellite re-entries and noticed none. It was in the area of the Kennedy Space Center, where I work. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cocoa, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 29' 8.68'' N (28.485744°) |
| Longitude | 80° 46' 18.21'' W (-80.771724°) |
| Elevation | 2.658069m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-01-07 19:01 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-01-08 00:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 269° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 121.73° |
| First azimuth | 167.54° |
| First elevation | 73° |
| Last azimuth | 94.12° |
| Last elevation | 59° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very slight brightening at termination |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Two fragmentation events observed, first almost like a split into to two very proximal bodies traveling same path, then immediately a multiple breakup into several much smaller pieces from main body that deviated slightly from path and burned out |