INTERNATIONAL METEOR ORGANIZATION *** FIREBALL DATA CENTER FIDAC Fireball report no. 03/97 ================================= Fireballs -3 ... -5 mag --------------------------- Date Time Solar Longitude Latitude Magnitude Observer Long. [UT] [deg] [ deg '] [deg '] vis abs 1996 Aug 10 2313 138.637 009 59 E 51 39 N -5 -5 D. Koschny 1996 Aug 11 0207 138.753 009 59 E 51 39 N -3 -3 D. Koschny 1996 Sep 12 052845 169.794 116 38 W 32 50 N -3 -4 G. Zay 1996 Oct 05 113510 192.570 116 38 W 32 50 N -4 -7 G. Zay 1996 Oct 15 1206 202.478 116 38 W 32 50 N -3 -5 G. Zay 1996 Nov 12 0627 230.216 116 38 W 32 50 N -3 -5 G. Zay 1996 Nov 16 0005 233.977 075 33 W 39 45 N -3 -3 J. Wojack 1996 Nov 17 0615 235.244 116 38 W 32 50 N -3 -3 G. Zay 1996 Nov 17 0834 235.341 116 38 W 32 50 N -3 G. Zay 1996 Nov 17 0904 235.362 116 38 W 32 50 N -5 G. Zay 1996 Nov 17 0938 235.386 116 38 W 32 50 N -3 G. Zay 1996 Nov 17 1012 235.410 116 38 W 32 50 N -5 G. Zay 1996 Nov 17 1055 235.440 116 38 W 32 50 N -4 G. Zay 1996 Nov 17 1141 235.472 116 38 W 32 50 N -4 G. Zay 1996 Nov 17 1159 235.485 116 38 W 32 50 N -5 G. Zay 1996 Nov 17 1230 235.507 116 38 W 32 50 N -3 G. Zay 1996 Nov 30 024308 248.238 075 33 W 39 45 N -4 J. Wojack 1996 Dec 13 1745 262.073 019 56 E 44 14 N -5 -6 J. Visnja et al. 1996 Dec 13 193750 262.153 001 41 W 55 09 N -3 A. McBeath 1996 Dec 13 212910 262.231 001 41 W 55 09 N -3 A. McBeath 1996 Dec 14 0032 262.361 016 29 W 28 19 N -3 M. Solano 1996 Dec 17 1306 265.946 101 05 W 35 26 N -5 -7 C.L. Nichols Fireballs -6 and brighter --------------------------- 1996 Jun 25 22 50 UT Solar longitude J2000: 94.688deg Magnitude: -9 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Moerfelden (Germany) ( 008deg 30' E, 49deg 57' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 1 second Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: gr-ye Fragmentation: yes Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: R.B. Kreckel 1996 Aug 01 19 33 UT Solar longitude J2000: 129.867deg Magnitude: -10 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Muenchen (Germany) ( 011deg 37'57'' E, 48deg 09'22'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: H. Rabl 1996 Aug 11 01 18 UT Solar longitude J2000: 138.720deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Buehle (Germany) ( 009deg 59'24'' E, 51deg 39'00'' N) First sighting: alpha=040deg, delta=+15deg End sighting: alpha=350deg, delta=+05deg Duration: - Color: wh Trail: 2 flashes Persistent train: 10s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: D. Koschny 1996 Aug 11 01 57 UT Solar longitude J2000: 138.746deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Buehle (Germany) ( 009deg 59'24'' E, 51deg 39'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 10s Fragmentation: none Velocity: - Sound: none Observer: D. Koschny 1996 Nov 14 22 19 UT Solar longitude J2000: 232.895deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -9 Location: Laage-Kronskamp (Germany) ( 012deg 16'49'' E, 53deg 55'07'' N) First sighting: alpha=103deg, delta=+10deg End sighting: alpha=102deg, delta=-14deg Duration: 1 second Color: wh-ye Trail: wide Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: - Sound: none Observer: J. Schulz 1996 Nov 17 09 28 UT Solar longitude J2000: 235.379deg Magnitude: -7 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 4s Fragmentation: - Velocity: very fast Sound: - Observer: G. Zay 1996 Nov 17 12 18 UT Solar longitude J2000: 235.498deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 4s Fragmentation: - Velocity: very fast Sound: - Observer: G. Zay 1996 Dec 06 22 43 UT Solar longitude J2000: 255.169deg Magnitude: -12 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Durham county (U.K.) ( 001deg 30' W, 54deg 45' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: unknown 1996 Dec 14 00 47 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.371deg Magnitude: -7 Zenithal magnitude: -9 Location: Juelich (Germany) ( 006deg 22' E, 50deg 55' N) First sighting: alpha=098deg, delta=-05deg End sighting: alpha=098deg, delta=-30deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: wh, gr Trail: 4-5deg Persistent train: 5s Fragmentation: none Velocity: 12deg/sec Sound: - Observer: C. Braun 1997 Jan 01 06 03 30 UT Solar longitude J2000: 280.928deg Magnitude: -16 Zenithal magnitude: -17 Location: Roy, UT (USA) ( 112deg 08' W, 41deg 18' N) First sighting: alpha=083deg, delta=+45deg End sighting: alpha=281deg, delta=+62deg Duration: 3 seconds Color: bl, wh Trail: rd, wh Persistent train: 2s, rd Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: - Observer: T. Brygider, A. Brygider 1997 Jan 08 22 22 UT Solar longitude J2000: 288.755deg Magnitude: -14 Zenithal magnitude: -16 Location: Taunton, MA (USA) ( 071deg 01'48'' W, 41deg 55'42'' N) First sighting: alpha=193deg, delta=+83deg End sighting: alpha=013deg, delta=-43deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: wh Trail: short, 1deg Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: - Sound: none Observer: A. Reinhold 1997 Jan 16 12 45 UT Solar longitude J2000: 296.497deg Magnitude: -14 Zenithal magnitude: -15 Location: Austin, TX (USA) ( 097deg 48'43'' W, 30deg 27'31'' N) First sighting: alpha=263deg, delta=+19deg End sighting: alpha=271deg, delta=+41deg Duration: 4 seconds Color: wh, bl Trail: yes Persistent train: yes Fragmentation: yes Velocity: - Sound: none Observer: R. McKenzie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- International Meteor Organization * Fireball Data Center c/o Andre Knoefel, Saarbruecker Str. 8, D - 40476 Duesseldorf, Germany phone (+49) 211:450-719 (auto-answer) e-mail: starex@tron.gun.de (Internet) 100114,3235 (CompuServe) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FIREBALL REPORTS ARE WELCOME !