Re: Decay ?

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sun Mar 03 2002 - 18:08:15 EST

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>As I had just finished watching EGP passing quite close to Jupiter tonight,
>I have seen for a few seconds what I think to be a satellite reentry . It
>was 21h54m30s+-10 UTC. The trail crossed Orion at 30° elevation (between
>Bellatrix and the Belt) and at 240° azimuth. It was coming from NW and
>heading SE. It vanished inside the constellation. There was 4 or 5 pieces.
>It was pretty slow for a meteorite.
>Any idea ?
>
>J.-P. Cornec
>Lannion
>48°44'20" N
> 3°27'32" W

A quick look gives no match with any known decayer. How long was this 
visible and over how many degrees of travel?

Alan
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