INTERNATIONAL METEOR ORGANIZATION *** FIREBALL DATA CENTER FIDAC Fireball report no. 04/97 ================================= Fireballs -3 ... -5 mag --------------------------- Date Time Solar Longitude Latitude Magnitude Observer Long. [UT] [deg] [ deg '] [deg '] vis abs 1996 Jun 30 122057 99.040 138 56 E 35 20 N -3 -5 K. Osada 1996 Jul 11 125641 109.551 138 56 E 35 20 N -3 -6 K. Osada 1996 Jul 12 1548 110.618 137 03 E 36 33 N -4 -5 N. Nishida et al. 1996 Jul 12 1815 110.716 137 58 E 36 14 N -5 -6 Y. Nagai 1996 Jul 12 181600 110.716 137 51 E 36 07 N -3 C. Shimoda 1996 Jul 13 144610 111.531 137 51 E 36 07 N -3 C. Shimoda 1996 Jul 19 1430 117.245 137 57 E 36 20 N -4 -5 Y. Nagai et al. 1996 Jul 19 144321 117.253 137 51 E 36 07 N -5 C. Shimoda 1996 Jul 19 144321 117.253 138 47 E 35 19 N -3 -5 K. Osada 1996 Jul 19 144325 117.253 137 58 E 36 10 N -4 Y. Ban 1996 Jul 24 145627 122.036 131 29 E 34 10 N -3 -4 K. Sakuma 1996 Jul 26 134830 123.902 139 27 E 35 53 N -3 -3 T. Sekiguchi 1996 Jul 26 141520 123.919 139 27 E 35 53 N bright T. Sekiguchi 1996 Jul 26 175120 124.063 140 31 E 36 05 N -4 M. Muraki 1996 Aug 07 164623 135.503 138 56 E 35 20 N -3 K. Osada 1996 Aug 07 174104 135.539 138 56 E 35 20 N -4 K. Osada 1996 Aug 08 171024 136.477 138 56 E 35 20 N -4 K. Osada 1996 Aug 09 145632 137.347 134 51 E 35 04 N -3 Y. Shiba 1996 Aug 09 165001 137.423 134 51 E 35 04 N -5 Y. Shiba 1996 Aug 10 155215 138.343 138 47 E 35 19 N -3 K. Osada et al. 1996 Aug 10 165305 138.384 138 47 E 35 19 N -3 K. Osada, M. Suzuki 1996 Aug 10 1747 138.420 138 47 E 35 19 N -4 K. Osada et al. 1996 Aug 10 180426 138.431 138 47 E 35 19 N -4 K. Osada et al. 1996 Aug 11 171518 139.358 139 38 E 36 02 N -3 H. Okayasu 1996 Aug 11 1718 139.360 131 03 E 32 54 N -3 O. Iiyama 1996 Aug 11 1733 139.370 131 03 E 32 54 N -4 O. Iiyama 1996 Aug 11 173324 139.370 139 38 E 36 02 N -3 H. Okayasu 1996 Aug 11 181814 139.400 139 38 E 36 02 N -3 H. Okayasu 1996 Aug 12 130412 140.151 137 42 E 34 55 N -5 N. Koshiyama 1996 Aug 12 1535 140.251 140 26 E 38 07 N -3 K. Sato 1996 Aug 12 155051 140.262 138 47 E 35 19 N -3 K. Osada 1996 Aug 12 1602 140.269 140 26 E 38 07 N -3 K. Sato 1996 Aug 12 1632 140.289 140 26 E 38 07 N -3 K. Sato 1996 Aug 12 163250 140.290 139 47 E 35 19 N -3 K. Osada 1996 Aug 12 1703 140.310 139 10 E 37 21 N -4 M. Yamada 1996 Aug 12 1703 140.310 140 26 E 38 07 N -4 K. Sato 1996 Aug 13 1733 141.290 140 29 E 38 07 N -3 K. Sato 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 138 46 E 35 22 N bright M. Kimura 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 138 46 E 35 22 N bright K. Kubotera 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 139 19 E 35 42 N bright F. Nakamura 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 138 13 E 35 53 N -3 Waseda Univ. Group 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 139 12 E 36 02 N -3 A. Nishina 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 133 52 E 34 28 N -3 K. Mishima 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 138 56 E 35 07 N -3 N. Watabe 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 138 56 E 35 20 N -4 K. Osada 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 137 54 E 35 30 N -4 T. Matsuoka 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 138 39 E 35 48 N -4 K. Terakubo 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 138 18 E 36 06 N -5 H. Nakazawa 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 137 08 E 35 25 N bright W. Mizui 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 139 21 E 35 27 N bright T. Kohei 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 140 36 E 37 00 N -2 -5 M. Sato et al. 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 138 21 E 36 25 N -4 -7 2 observer 1996 Aug 15 140821 143.073 138 33 E 35 38 N -4 -8 S. Endo Fireballs -6 and brighter --------------------------- 1996 Jul 06 13 36 UT Solar longitude J2000: 104.810deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Shizuoka-ken (Japan) ( 138deg 56'36'' E, 35deg 20'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: ye-or Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: - Velocity: slow Sound: none Observer: K. Osada 1996 Jul 06 13 36 UT Solar longitude J2000: 104.810deg Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: -9 Location: Nagano-ken (Japan) ( 137deg 57' E, 36deg 20' N) First sighting: alpha=291deg, delta=+44deg End sighting: alpha=021deg, delta=+59deg Duration: 3 seconds Color: gr-wh-or Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: none Observer: Y. Nagai et al. 1996 Aug 10 17 47 15 UT Solar longitude J2000: 138.420deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Ishikawa-ken (Japan) ( 136deg 48'13'' E, 36deg 55'25'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.7 seconds Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: M. Tomita 1996 Aug 15 14 08 21 UT Solar longitude J2000: 143.073deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Nagano-ken (Japan) ( 137deg 51'30'' E, 36deg 07'14'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 10 seconds Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: C. 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