INTERNATIONAL METEOR ORGANIZATION *** FIREBALL DATA CENTER FIDAC Fireball report no. 05/97 ================================= Fireballs -3 ... -5 mag --------------------------- Date Time Solar Longitude Latitude Magnitude Observer Long. [UT] [deg] [ deg '] [deg '] vis abs 1996 Feb 24 1150 335.227 140 25 E 38 08 N -5 M. Komazawa 1996 May 06 1655 46.492 138 36 E 35 56 N -3 M. Komazawa 1996 May 06 1730 46.515 138 36 E 35 56 N -3 M. Komazawa 1996 May 25 1437 64.714 138 15 E 36 06 N -5 M. Komazawa 1996 Jul 03 1547 102.036 139 41 E 35 51 N -3 -5 T. Sato 1996 Jul 13 1722 111.634 139 14 E 35 56 N -3 M. Komazawa 1996 Aug 04 1155 132.435 139 27 E 35 53 N -3 T. Sekiguchi 1996 Aug 05 1308 133.441 140 36 E 37 58 N -4 -5 H. Sato 1996 Aug 11 1405 139.231 138 07 E 36 02 N -3 J. Kasai 1996 Aug 11 1441 139.255 138 07 E 36 02 N -3 J. Kasai 1996 Aug 12 1252 140.143 138 44 E 36 48 N -3 M. Komazawa 1996 Aug 12 1310 140.155 131 29 E 34 10 N -3 K. Sakuma 1996 Aug 12 1620 140.281 139 41 E 35 51 N -3 T. Sato 1996 Aug 12 1632 140.289 140 07 E 36 13 N -3 M. Muraki 1996 Aug 12 1632 140.289 139 41 E 35 51 N -3 -5 T. Sato 1996 Aug 12 1635 140.291 135 51 E 34 22 N -3 -3 Y. Takahashi 1996 Aug 12 1639 140.294 139 41 E 35 51 N -3 T. Sato 1996 Aug 12 1702 140.309 140 07 E 36 13 N -4 M. Muraki 1996 Aug 12 1702 140.309 140 42 E 37 15 N -3 -3 D. Ito 1996 Aug 12 1705 140.311 139 41 E 35 51 N -4 T. Sato 1996 Aug 12 1724 140.324 138 44 E 36 48 N -3 M. Komazawa 1996 Aug 12 1819 140.361 139 41 E 35 51 N -3 T. Sato 1996 Aug 12 1850 140.381 140 07 E 36 13 N -3 K. Yoshizaki 1996 Aug 12 1850 140.381 140 07 E 36 13 N -3 M. Muraki 1996 Aug 15 1302 143.031 140 36 E 37 58 N -3 -5 H. Sato 1996 Aug 15 1408 143.075 138 08 E 36 03 N -3 -5 K. Kawamura 1996 Aug 15 140840 143.075 138 07 E 36 02 N -3 J. Kasai 1996 Aug 15 162226 143.165 137 50 E 36 30 N -4 T. Maruyama 1996 Aug 16 124900 143.983 140 35 E 37 53 N -3 -3 M. Muraki 1996 Aug 17 153552 145.056 136 05 E 35 09 N -4 -6 Y. Yabu 1996 Aug 17 1658 145.111 136 24 E 35 25 N -5 M. Kimura 1996 Aug 18 1230 145.894 140 47 E 36 52 N -3 N. Hoshi et al. 1996 Aug 25 1540 152.765 136 58 E 36 38 N -4 M. Nishimura, M. Watanabe 1996 Sep 01 114012 159.369 138 56 E 35 20 N -3 -3 K. Osada 1996 Sep 03 150340 161.443 135 23 E 35 01 N -4 S. Uehara 1996 Sep 11 150324 169.210 141 18 E 40 11 N -3 -3 Y. Fuyube 1996 Sep 12 130120 170.100 137 51 E 36 07 N -5 C. Shimoda 1996 Sep 15 125200 173.016 140 31 E 36 58 N -3 F. Ohba et al. 1996 Sep 18 132615 175.966 137 58 E 36 14 N -5 -7 Y. Nagai 1996 Oct 05 1205 192.590 137 22 E 36 44 N -3 T. Fukuda 1996 Oct 05 1205 192.590 135 23 E 35 02 N -3 G. Sasaki 1996 Oct 13 142430 200.591 138 56 E 35 20 N -3 -4 K. Osada Fireballs -6 and brighter --------------------------- 1996 Aug 10 10 50 00 UT Solar longitude J2000: 138.142deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -9 Location: Ibaragi-ken (Japan) ( 140deg 17'40'' E, 36deg 38'53'' N) First sighting: alpha=172deg, delta=+36deg End sighting: alpha=133deg, delta=+50deg Duration: 3 seconds Color: or Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: 3-5pcs 0.6s before end Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: D. Ito 1996 Aug 12 17 02 27 UT Solar longitude J2000: 140.310deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Niigata-ken (Japan) ( 139deg 29' E, 37deg 56' N) First sighting: alpha=050deg, delta=+42deg End sighting: alpha=050deg, delta=+34deg Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: none Observer: T. Nishimura 1996 Aug 20 12 35 UT Solar longitude J2000: 147.822deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Chiba-ken (Japan) ( 140deg 22'09'' E, 35deg 16'46'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 5 seconds Color: gr-rd Trail: - Persistent train: yes Fragmentation: sparks, rd Velocity: slow Sound: - Observer: T. Ito 1996 Sep 06 15 00 UT Solar longitude J2000: 164.349deg Magnitude: -10 Zenithal magnitude: -14 Location: Tottori-ken (Japan) ( 133deg 24' E, 35deg 00' N) First sighting: alpha=231deg, delta=+50deg End sighting: alpha=227deg, delta=+43deg Duration: - Color: gr Trail: explosion Persistent train: yes Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: R. Tamura 1996 Sep 07 14 23 UT Solar longitude J2000: 165.295deg Magnitude: -10 Zenithal magnitude: -13 Location: Tottori-ken (Japan) ( 134deg 33' E, 35deg 22' N) First sighting: alpha=231deg, delta=+50deg End sighting: alpha=227deg, delta=+43deg Duration: - Color: gr Trail: explosion Persistent train: yes Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: R. Tamura 1996 Sep 12 13 01 14 UT Solar longitude J2000: 170.100deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Nagano-ken (Japan) ( 137deg 50'59'' E, 36deg 30'35'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: fast Sound: - Observer: T. 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