another what looks to be a unid escapes

From: Kevin Fetter (kfetter@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Apr 23 2007 - 04:41:41 EDT

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    I aimed my scope at Cosmos 1888 (  18384 ) to look at it for the first time. 

I see it slowly flares, ie it's rotates slowly. So another to add to my list, so slow rotating geo sat's

While observing one of flares, as I call it, a sat came by.

http://www.kfetter.com/satvideo/UNID/UNID042307.wmv

I went to id it, no match so far. Since I have no positions for it, can't get a orbit. So it escapes.

The bright star near the middle of the screen is

Hipparcos #79059

RA (J2000.0): 16 08 16.65
declination -13 46 07.8
 
Feilfd of view is approx 1/2 degree

Kevin

44.6062 N
75.6910 W


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