This evening I saw the object "90019" a.k.a. "Unknown 031017" creeping through Aquarius. At 2003 Oct 24 23:17.6 UTC, magnitude was about 5.9 (corresponding to quicksat intrinsic magnitude of 3.0 and SkyMap standard magnitude 4.1). At 23:19.2 UTC, it was about 6.5 magnitude (quicksat intrinsic 3.5, SkyMap standard 4.8). In that interval, the astronomical phase went from 69 to 58 degrees and the range from 1790-1890 miles (2880-3050km). It appeared within a couple of seconds of time from predictions derived from the TLEs: Unknown 031017 8.0 3.0 0.0 4.0 v 20 1 90019U 03790B 03297.04086236 .00290000 00000-0 99656-3 0 00 2 90019 27.3446 238.5773 1855000 310.9563 49.0428 11.99038023 01 Has anyone a clue as to what this [intrinsically] bright object "really" is? Clear and dark skies! Ed Light Lakewood, NJ, USA N 40.1075, W 074.2312, +24 m (80 ft) ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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