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(meteorobs) FIDAC Fireball Report 07/97




        INTERNATIONAL METEOR ORGANIZATION *** FIREBALL DATA CENTER
 
                       FIDAC Fireball report no. 07/97
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                           Fireballs -3 ... -5 mag
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 Date        Time    Solar    Longitude Latitude Magnitude Observer
                     Long.
             [UT]    [deg]    [ deg ']  [deg ']  vis  abs
 1996 Aug 12 082436  139.964  174 46 E  41 19 S  -3   -4   G. Wolf
 1996 Aug 12 1606    140.272  140 45 E  38 59 N  -4        F. Kanno
 1996 Aug 12 1703    140.310  140 45 E  38 59 N  -5        F. Kanno
 1996 Oct 16 1020    203.397  173 15 E  41 17 S  -4   -5   anonymous
 1996 Oct 17 142210  204.556  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -5   G. Wolf
 1996 Oct 20 152228  207.578  174 50 E  41 09 S  -4   -6   G. Wolf
 1996 Oct 20 155248  207.599  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -4   G. Wolf
 1996 Oct 31 144045  218.521  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -5   G. Wolf
 1996 Nov 15 160424  233.640  140 20 E  35 40 N  -3   -4   H. Shioi
 1996 Nov 16 101534  234.404  174 50 E  41 09 S  -4   -7   G. Wolf, R. Shaw
 1996 Nov 16 111105  234.443  174 48 E  41 18 S  -4   -6   G. Wolf
 1996 Nov 17 151510  235.622  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -4   G. Wolf
 1996 Nov 20 143720  238.623  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -6   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 01 0943    249.547  139 41 E  35 51 N  -3   -3   T. Sato
 1996 Dec 01 115208  249.638  174 47 E  41 21 S  -5   -6   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 04 0849    252.551  139 41 E  35 51 N  -3   -4   T. Sato
 1996 Dec 04 123835  252.713  174 47 E  41 21 S  -3   -4   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 11 0923    259.685  139 41 E  35 51 N  -3   -3   T. Sato
 1996 Dec 12 131020  260.862  174 50 E  41 09 S  -4   -8   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 12 133812  260.882  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -8   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 12 142210  260.913  174 50 E  41 09 S  -4   -6   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 13 130436  261.875  174 50 E  41 09 S  -5   -9   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 13 132500  261.890  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -7   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 13 132802  261.892  174 50 E  41 09 S  -5   -9   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 13 134606  261.904  174 50 E  41 09 S  -4   -9   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 13 140215  261.916  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -8   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 13 141052  261.922  174 50 E  41 09 S  -4   -5   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 13 141836  261.927  174 50 E  41 09 S  -4   -7   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 13 143510  261.939  174 50 E  41 09 S  -4   -5   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 13 144804  261.948  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -5   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 13 1501    261.957  136 27 E  35 35 N  -3   -3   Y. Matsumoto
 1996 Dec 13 1609    262.005  131 21 E  31 51 N  -4        Miyazaki Astron.
Society
 1996 Dec 13 1614    262.009  131 21 E  31 51 N  -5        Miyazaki Astron.
Society
 1996 Dec 13 184858  262.118  136 05 E  35 09 N  -4        Y. Yabu
 1996 Dec 13 193815  262.153  136 05 E  35 09 N  -3        Y. Yabu
 1996 Dec 14 132056  262.904  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -4   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 14 173250  263.082  139 39 E  35 09 N  -3        K. Kawabata
 1996 Dec 14 1754    263.097  139 41 E  35 51 N  -4   -5   T. Sato
 1996 Dec 16 122103  264.896  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -5   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 16 145335  265.004  174 50 E  41 09 S  -3   -4   G. Wolf
 1996 Dec 21 185013  270.262  139 27 E  35 53 N  -3   -3   T. Sekiguchi
 1997 Jan 03 170305  283.433  138 51 E  35 17 N  -3        K. Osada
 1997 Jan 03 194423  283.548  139 05 E  35 54 N  -4        K. Nakamura, M.
Sato
 1997 Jan 20 1332    300.603  135 02 E  34 37 N  -4        I. Okamoto
 1997 Jan 25 1416    305.720  134 50 E  34 44 N  -5   -8   Mr + Mrs Watanabe
 1997 Jan 26 1245    306.672  134 58 E  34 39 N            H. Kishimoto
 1997 Jan 26 1245    306.672  139 27 E  35 30 N            unknown
 1997 Jan 29 1257    309.729  139 36 E  35 34 N  -5   -6   H. Yamamoto
 1997 Jan 29 1258    309.730  140 55 E  36 57 N            H. Ohira
 1997 Jan 29 1258    309.730  140 36 E  37 58 N  -5   -8   H. Sato
 1997 Feb 08 110220  319.790  138 56 E  35 20 N  -3        K. Osada
 1997 Feb 08 191620  320.138  137 57 E  36 20 N  -4   -5   Y. Nagai
 
 
 
                          Fireballs -6 and brighter
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 1996 Aug 03  16 21 56 UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 131.655deg
 Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -10
 Location: Wellington (New Zealand)
 ( 174deg 45'42'' E,  41deg 18'45'' S)
 First sighting: alpha=315deg, delta=+30deg
 End sighting:   alpha=330deg, delta=+20deg
 Duration: 1 second
 Color: ye
 Trail: oval
 Persistent train: 1s
 Fragmentation: none
 Velocity:  20deg/sec
 Sound: none
 Observer: G. Wolf
 
 
 1996 Aug 07  09 40  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 135.219deg
 Magnitude: -10   Zenithal magnitude: -14
 Location: Naseby (New Zealand)
 ( 170deg 09'  E,  45deg 02'  S)
 First sighting: alpha=345deg, delta=-20deg
 End sighting:   alpha=015deg, delta= 00deg
 Duration: 3 seconds
 Color: or
 Trail: 0.5deg long
 Persistent train: none
 Fragmentation: 10-15 pcs.
 Velocity:  20deg/sec
 Sound: none
 Observer: J. Gilmore, B. Farr
 
 
 1996 Aug 07  09 40  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 135.219deg
 Magnitude: -13   Zenithal magnitude: -17
 Location: Ranfurly (New Zealand)
 ( 170deg 06'  E,  45deg 08'  S)
 First sighting: alpha=345deg, delta=-20deg
 End sighting:   alpha=015deg, delta= 00deg
 Duration: 3 seconds
 Color: ye, or
 Trail: 6', gr
 Persistent train: none
 Fragmentation: 10-12 pcs
 Velocity: -
 Sound: none
 Observer: C. Thomas
 
 
 1996 Aug 09  09 00  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 137.110deg
 Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -10
 Location: Christchurch (New Zealand)
 ( 172deg 03'  E,  43deg 18'  S)
 First sighting: alpha=030deg, delta=-60deg
 End sighting:   alpha=000deg, delta= 00deg
 Duration: 2 seconds
 Color: rd
 Trail: 2deg
 Persistent train: none
 Fragmentation: none
 Velocity:  30deg/sec
 Sound: none
 Observer: J. Wise
 
 
 1996 Oct 05  09 50  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 192.498deg
 Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -8
 Location: Wellington (New Zealand)
 ( 174deg 53'  E,  41deg 14'  S)
 First sighting: alpha=300deg, delta=-10deg
 End sighting:   alpha=285deg, delta=+20deg
 Duration: 2 seconds
 Color: wh
 Trail: none
 Persistent train: 2s
 Fragmentation: none
 Velocity:  20deg/sec
 Sound: none
 Observer: W. Chisholm
 
 
 1996 Oct 16  10 20  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 203.397deg
 Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -7
 Location: Blenheim (New Zealand)
 ( 173deg 57'  E,  41deg 31'  S)
 First sighting: alpha=330deg, delta= 00deg
 End sighting:   alpha=360deg, delta=+20deg
 Duration: 3 seconds
 Color: ye
 Trail: 2deg smokey
 Persistent train: 1s
 Fragmentation: 2 pcs at end
 Velocity:  15deg/sec
 Sound: none
 Observer: anonymous
 
 
 1996 Oct 20  09 48  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 207.347deg
 Magnitude: -8   Zenithal magnitude: -10
 Location: Wellington (New Zealand)
 ( 174deg 42'00'' E,  41deg 16'20'' S)
 First sighting: alpha=345deg, delta=+20deg
 End sighting:   alpha=360deg, delta=+20deg
 Duration: 4 seconds
 Color: ye
 Trail: 5deg smokey
 Persistent train: 5s
 Fragmentation: none
 Velocity:  15deg/sec
 Sound: none
 Observer: anonymous
 
 
 1996 Dec 13  12 58 12 UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 261.871deg
 Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -10
 Location: Wellington (New Zealand)
 ( 174deg 50'18'' E,  41deg 09'42'' S)
 First sighting: alpha=090deg, delta=+35deg
 End sighting:   alpha=060deg, delta=+40deg
 Duration: 2 seconds
 Color: wh
 Trail: 2deg, smokey
 Persistent train: 3s
 Fragmentation: 3 pcs., ye
 Velocity:  15deg/sec
 Sound: none
 Observer: G. Wolf
 
 
 1996 Dec 13  15 00  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 261.957deg
 Magnitude: -7   Zenithal magnitude: -
 Location: Miyazaki-ken (Japan)
 ( 131deg 21'  E,  31deg 51'  N)
 First sighting: -
 End sighting: -
 Duration: -
 Color: gr-bl
 Trail: 3 explosions
 Persistent train: -
 Fragmentation: -
 Velocity: slow
 Sound: -
 Observer: Miyazaki Astron. Society
 
 
 1996 Dec 14  18 19 58 UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 263.115deg
 Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -
 Location: Shiga-ken (Japan)
 ( 136deg 05'36'' E,  35deg 09'18'' N)
 First sighting: -
 End sighting: -
 Duration: -
 Color: -
 Trail: -
 Persistent train: -
 Fragmentation: -
 Velocity: -
 Sound: -
 Observer: Y. Yabu
 
 
 1997 Jan 20  12 30  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 300.559deg
 Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -
 Location: Kobe-shi (Japan)
 ( 135deg 12'  E,  34deg 42'  N)
 First sighting: -
 End sighting: -
 Duration: 4 seconds
 Color: -
 Trail: -
 Persistent train: -
 Fragmentation: -
 Velocity: -
 Sound: -
 Observer: unknown
 
 
 1997 Jan 26  12 44 47 UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 306.672deg
 Magnitude: -10   Zenithal magnitude: -
 Location: Kobe-shi (Japan)
 ( 135deg 02'  E,  34deg 44'  N)
 First sighting: -
 End sighting: -
 Duration: -
 Color: ye
 Trail: -
 Persistent train: -
 Fragmentation: -
 Velocity: -
 Sound: -
 Observer: I. Okamoto
 
 
 1997 Jan 29  12 56  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 309.728deg
 Magnitude: -7   Zenithal magnitude: -8
 Location: Tokyo-to (Japan)
 ( 139deg 18'  E,  35deg 44'  N)
 First sighting: alpha=145deg, delta=+68deg
 End sighting:   alpha=180deg, delta=+54deg
 Duration: 3 seconds
 Color: gr
 Trail: -
 Persistent train: none
 Fragmentation: -
 Velocity: -
 Sound: none
 Observer: R. Takahashi
 
 
 1997 Jan 31  21 15  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 312.111deg
 Magnitude: -12   Zenithal magnitude: -13
 Location: Miyazaki-ken (Japan)
 ( 131deg 28'  E,  32deg 01'  N)
 First sighting: alpha=250deg, delta=+40deg
 End sighting:   alpha=290deg, delta= 00deg
 Duration: -
 Color: -
 Trail: -
 Persistent train: -
 Fragmentation: -
 Velocity: -
 Sound: -
 Observer: K. Nisibashi
 
 
 1997 Feb 09  20 13  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 321.190deg
 Magnitude: -8   Zenithal magnitude: -9
 Location: Fukushima-shi (Japan)
 ( 140deg 29'  E,  37deg 44'  N)
 First sighting: alpha=180deg, delta=+65deg
 End sighting:   alpha=300deg, delta=+75deg
 Duration: 5 seconds
 Color: wh-or-gr
 Trail: -
 Persistent train: none
 Fragmentation: sparks, 2 pcs, rd
 Velocity: -
 Sound: none
 Observer: H. Sato
 
 
 1997 Mar 14  22 18  UT
 Solar longitude J2000: 354.423deg
 Magnitude: -10   Zenithal magnitude: -12
 Location: Claret (France)
 ( 005deg 57'  E,  44deg 22'  N)
 First sighting: alpha=153deg, delta=+84deg
 End sighting:   alpha=333deg, delta=+51deg
 Duration: 1 second
 Color: ye
 Trail: -
 Persistent train: -
 Fragmentation: -
 Velocity: -
 Sound: -
 Observer: C. Drewermann et al.
 
 
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