Reports Report 4988e (Event 4988-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristen T |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | My family of three were driving from an evening soccer game in Orange City, IA when my husband, driving, spotted the bright, clear fireball! We were astonished and I looked it up, finding the fireball definition and this site. A cool resource. Hope this helps. Go science! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sioux Center, IA |
| Latitude | 43° 5' 51.2'' N (43.097555°) |
| Longitude | 96° 9' 43.46'' W (-96.162071°) |
| Elevation | 436.221344m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-02 21:03 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-03 02:03 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 197° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270.59° |
| First azimuth | 257.91° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 256.99° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| 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 | No |
| Remarks | - |