Paul Zeller wrote: > I am wondering if anyone can help me identify an unusual > pair of satellites I saw Tuesday morning (August 12). > > I first spotted them around 3:31 UT about 7 degrees east of > Alpha Ophiuchi. The leading object was about 3rd - 4th > magnitude and the second was 2nd - 3rd magnitude trailing the > first one by roughly 2 degrees. > > The pair kept the same separation and moved to the North, > and the trailing object increased briefly in brightness to > about 1st magnitude. They both then grew dimmer (the trailing > object always stayed noticeably brighter than the first). > > Around 3:32 UT they both faded and vanished into shadow > very close to Vega (Alpha Lyrae). I believe you observed the NOSS 3-2 pair (03054A / 28095 and 03054C / 28097). Here is a plot of 03054A's pass: http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?lat=39.6600&lng=-86.0503&alt=222&tz =EST&satid=28095&date=39672.1472469907 Information on the NOSS is available here: http://www.satobs.org/noss.html Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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