I reported in a previous e-mail: >> I followed this object because the inclination was more like Seasat >> than like sun-synchronous satellites. It passed Edasich (iota Dra) >> 1 minute 28 seconds later, estimate RA 15:25 dec +59.0. > On which Ted Molczan replied and asked: > The above elements predict an appulse ~0.3 deg below iota Dra at 21:03:47, about > 1m44s after Bram's position. The time interval is not in good agreement with > Bram's 1m28s, but the positions are close. Bram, is your 1m28s sufficiently > precise that I should consider an attempt to improve the elements? > Unfortunately I am not able to check my original reporting. I recorded on my voicerecorder what I observed and did not add a time reference (in spoken form). Today I processed my observation night and had to listen to all my spoken comments. After I had to erase all those comments to get room for future comments. By this I can no longer check. I suggest do not regard the difference as precise. It was obtained from reading the time since I started the spoken comment. I may have misread for the second time. In my previous e-mail I did not mention the satellite's magnitude. It was about the same as star beta Ser ( Guide 8: +3.64) when being there and did not vary. Ted, thank you for your quick reply after analysis. I appreciate this very much. Site 4160: 51.27931 N, 5.47683 E (WGS84), 35 m Bram Dorreman ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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