Dear Harro, We observed 22875 (93-067A Cosmos 2265) on 6 different passes from 1997 Jul 31 to 2002 Sep 08 and my notes have no indication of variation; with one exception, the apparent magnitude was 4.4 - 5.6 and the [Mike McCants] quicksat "intrinsic" magnitudes were in the range 4.1 - 5.1 . Since our brightness estimates could be considered +/- 0.5 magnitudes, there seems no clear sign of variation. (The one exception was 1999 June 26 when it appeared almost 2 magnitudes brighter than expected.) Clear and dark skies! Ed Light Lakewood, NJ, USA N 40.1075, W 074.2312, +24 m (80 ft) On 7 Aug 2003, Harro Zimmer wrote: > Dear Fellows, > > 1993-067A (#22875) Cosmos 2265 is a potential decayer around > 11 / 12 August 2003. Offically it was be decribed as a radar calibration satellite - spherical with a diameter of 2.0 m > and a mass of 500 kg. I have - looking over the drag behaviour > during the last months - some question marks. > Has anybody seen this object and observed fluctuations in > brightness ? > If it really a sphere it could be a another very interesting > object for a test of some decay prediction techniques. > > Harro > Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de > Berlin, Germany ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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