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Ccccc yyyymmmc S COSPABC yyyymmddhhmmL m.mcAmmmX yyddd.d any comments
1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
0 0 0 0 0
description
ccccc > catalognumber
yyyymmmc > international designation
S > certainty of identification:
S = sure
U = unsure
COSP > COSPAR number of observer's site
ABC > observer's initials
yyyymmdd > UTC date of maximum brightness
Hhmm > UTC time of maximum brightness
L > specification of location of max. brightness w.r.t. the shadow:
B: before shadow entry
A: after shadow exit
N: none of these or not applicable
m.m > max. brightness expressed as a stellar magnitude
c > color:
W = White
Y = yellowish
R = Reddish
B = blueish
N = not noticed
used optical equipment
A > optical aid:
N = naked eye
B = binoculars
T = telescope
mmm > aperture in millimeters
X > action sequence
P = observation based on prediction
O = observation and identification afterwards
M = mixture of prediction and identification
yyddd.d > epoch of used TLE
Bram Dorreman
Belgian Working Group Satellites (BWGS)
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