RE: Lunar transit question

From: Ted Molczan (molczan@rogers.com)
Date: Sun Sep 21 2003 - 05:54:29 EDT

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Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:

>         Using CalSky this morning to do a quick check for satellite 
> transits against my location (38-d 17' 59" N, 23-d 44' 33" E) 
> indicates a lunar transit by the UFO 2 R/B (sat ID 22788) for next 
> Friday (Sept 26th, 2003) lasting 20.88 seconds. Is this duration 
> correct?
> 
>         For the moment let's ignore that it is during a new moon and 
> also during the day .... a transit lasting for this long seems quite 
> extreme.

I have not reviewed the circumstances of the pass; however, UFO 2 R/B's
apogee is sufficiently high to produce an angular velocity that would
result in a 20.88 s transit.

Ted Molczan



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