Update on #20168 = 89062A = TV-sat 2 This was discovered 2004 March 23, but is moving slowly westwards, and is now rather low in the sky from Europe. It is becoming visible from eastern America, and I am hoping that some American obervers can see it. With more observations I hope to find its spin axis. The flash period in early April was 119.23s, increasing at about 0.01s per day. Unusually there are two flashes in most periods, they are 4.7s apart. Maximum mag is about 5. It is visible for about 20 minutes per night. On April 8 it flashed between RA 1028 and RA 1048 (hhmm), and this was increasing about 4.3min RA per night. Predicted April 20 RA 1120 to 1140 April 30 1203 to 1223 May 10 1246 to 1306 Before and after the period when two flashes per period are seen there are about 2 periods when only one flash is seen. I would like the following info if possible, either to seesat or directly to me: The time (to nearest minute) when the first pair of flashes is seen. The time (to nearest minute) when the last pair of flashes is seen. Lat & Long of observer (to nearest degree is ok) Once a week would be nice. Mike Waterman mike.waterman@web-hq.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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