I searched for USA 193 (29651/06-057A) +/- 2 minutes of time from a
predicted pass, based on the (hobbyist-derived) TLE:
USA 193 5.0 2.5 0.0 4.3 v
1 29651U 06057A 08042.43411818 .00214910 00000-0 31472-3 0 05
2 29651 58.4821 69.5983 0009338 66.1500 294.0578 16.04437931 07
The only object I saw, using 10x50 binoculars, in the expected area,
passed about 2 degrees below 5 xi2 CMa (the leftmost of two stars below
beta CMa) and was a little fainter then that star. It passed within a
second of time of predictions based on the above TLE and was the only
object that Skymap found in the area using an alldat TLE set.
I am very suspicious that this is unlikely to be USA 193 because:
(1) It was a couple of magnitudes fainter than I expected (based on
previous observations), and,
(2) The observed pass agreed much too well with predictions from TLE
with such a large drag term.
So, for what it's worth, here's my approximate observation in IOD format:
29651 06 057A 8840 P 20080216233501000 28 35 0639400-251000 18 +048 05
Clear and dark skies!
Ed Light
Lakewood, NJ, USA
Site 8840, N 40.1075, W 074.2312, +24 m (80 ft)
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