(meteorobs) New very interesting asteroid

[Roberto G.]

From: "Marco Langbroek" <marco.langbroek at wanadoo.nl>

>> Anybody else have anything to add?
>> Roberto . . . did you calculate a possible radiant?
>> -- joe rao
>
> Using Neslusan et al.'s (1993) software:
>
>
>              EQUINOX: 2000.0;       DATA FOR YEAR: 2009
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> METH.  ALPHA  DELTA    VG      VH        L     DATE-MAX.    D-DISC.
>  Q+    193.4  -41.5   12.25   38.53    159.9   SEP.  2.4     .013
>  B+    193.5  -41.5   12.25   38.53    159.9   SEP.  2.4     .013
>  W+    188.9  -37.8   12.74   38.48    159.9   SEP.  2.4     .053
>  A+    196.0  -36.2   12.35   38.50    164.1   SEP.  6.7     .028
>  H+    193.1  -39.5   12.70   38.50    163.9   SEP.  6.5     .012
>  P+    193.0  -40.5   12.50   38.49    162.2   SEP.  4.7     .009
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> This is a radiant position uncomfortably close to the sun.
>
> - Marco

Thank for the data Marco, your results are similar at that of
Enrico Stomeo.
Yes, the radiant should be the 2 September ar around 54°
it's not easy but not impossible and that can to show us
because nobody at today saw this shower in the past.
I verified the situation for Sudafrica, Australia and Argentina/Chile:
I  hypothised that an outburst can occur only around the passage
at the node

at 09.15 T.U. of 2 September in Sudafrica the Sun it's very hight,
then no possibility

in Australia (East Coast) the radiant shall be hight around 25-30°
in the West horizon with the Sun at 9° under the horizon, then
visible: in the Western Coast of Australia (Perth) shall go under
the horizon 45 minutes after, then if the outburst hasn't a long
duration it shall not see from this location

in Argentina the sun shall be 12° under the East horizon with
the radiant too under the horizon

then the only possibility are for the half eastern Australia
and New Zealand (Sun 37° under the horizon and radiant at
15-20° on the horizon).

Naturally in Southern Hemisphere the meteors can to be
recorded via radio as too in a side of Northern hemisphere.

But we must stand by for definitive data, 21 days are a not
long observational arc in the month we shall known that
shall be the real possibility of this outburst (and meteor shower).
Best greetings.
Roberto Gorelli