American Meteor Society

Reports Report 472d (Event 472-2024)

Observer
Name Sam W
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Radford, VA
Latitude 37° 8' 20.8'' N (37.13911°)
Longitude 80° 33' 3.92'' W (-80.55109°)
Elevation 559.358032m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-01-21 21:10 EST
UT Date & Time 2024-01-22 02:10 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 201°
Moving
Facing azimuth 33°
First azimuth 34°
First elevation 31°
Last azimuth 33°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 11°
Remarks It left a long glowing trail the same color as the object
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Before it disappear it flashed and became much brighter than when it initially appeared
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks At the moment of the flash its broke off into what looked like 2-3 pieces that were about the same brightness, but much smaller, than the initial object which very quickly went out