Unknown observed- #91037 again?

From: Greg Roberts (grr@iafrica.com)
Date: Mon Aug 01 2005 - 05:49:43 EDT

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    Another unknown OR #91037 again?
    
    91038 05 212LEO 0433 P 20050731173040900 56 15 1447280-305153 39  +040 05
    91038 05 212LEO 0433 P 20050731173042200 56 15 1448310-312028 39
    91038 05 212LEO 0433 P 20050731173043500 56 15 1449420-315128 39
    91038 05 212LEO 0433 P 20050731173044800 56 15 1450470-321831 39
    91038 05 212LEO 0433 P 20050731173046000 56 15 1451560-324838 39
    91038 05 212LEO 0433 P 20050731173047300 56 15 1453120-331740 39
    91038 05 212LEO 0433 P 20050731173048600 56 15 1454210-334751 39
    91038 05 212LEO 0433 P 20050731173049900 56 15 1455370-341858 39
    91038 05 212LEO 0433 P 20050731173051200 56 15 1456550-345016 39
    
    Repeat of observations for #91037:
    
    91037 05 205LEO 0433 G 20050724184301700 56 15 1447172-340543 39
    91037 05 205LEO 0433 G 20050724184306800 56 15 1449210-351409 39
    91037 05 205LEO 0433 G 20050724184308000 56 15 1449556-353105 39
    91037 05 205LEO 0433 G 20050724184309300 56 15 1450296-354626 39
    
    
    Notes:
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    (1) Whilst carrying out some tests I choose an area of the sky
        recommended by Mike McCants - namely the same area as which
        I had seen #91037 with the hope that I might see it again.
    
        A bright satellite was then observed for which I cannot find
        a match and I strongly suspect that the object now called
        #91038 is in fact a second observation of #91037 as the
        inclination and RA of Node are very similar. #91038 was about
        magnitude +4 and had some slight slow variability in the
        short period observed. The standard magnitude works out at
        about 4.4, inclination about 63 degrees, RA Node ~ 29 degrees
        so probably highly elliptical orbit with e = 0.7?
    
        For our orbit analysts I repeat the observations of #91037
        again.
    
    (2) I have about a dozen strays still to report but will do when
        I have finished studying the DVD recordings of 28th and 31st
        July 2005
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
    
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