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Satellite Identification Needed
Given an accurate location, position, and time (as seen through a telescope),
is there a web site that will identify the satellite? We have the following unidentified satellite observation to report (on two CCD images using a 24-inch telescope): Location: Erwin W. Fick Observatory 42 00 20.3 N, 93 56 38.3 W, 333 m Position: RA(2000) = 01 23 43 DEC(2000) = -05 05 46 Time: 11/19/03, 3:47:40 UT (+/- 10 seconds) We estimate the angular speed of the unidentified object as approximately 20 arseconds per second of time. Any help in identifying this object would be most appreciated! David Oesper Department of Physics & Astronomy Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011 E-mail: |
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DaveOesper wrote:
Given an accurate location, position, and time (as seen through a telescope), is there a web site that will identify the satellite? http://www.heavens-above.com would be your best starting point, however, it will display satellite predictions of Mag 4.5 or brighter only. A better bet would be to download software, like SatHunt (there are many others) http://stephen.fathom.org/sathunt.html -- Larry Brash |
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DaveOesper wrote:
Given an accurate location, position, and time (as seen through a telescope), is there a web site that will identify the satellite? http://www.heavens-above.com would be your best starting point, however, it will display satellite predictions of Mag 4.5 or brighter only. A better bet would be to download software, like SatHunt (there are many others) http://stephen.fathom.org/sathunt.html -- Larry Brash |
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Satellite Identification Needed
Larry Brash wrote:
DaveOesper wrote: Given an accurate location, position, and time (as seen through a telescope), is there a web site that will identify the satellite? http://www.heavens-above.com would be your best starting point, however, it will display satellite predictions of Mag 4.5 or brighter only. H-A will give nightly predictions down to 5.0; if you look at the information in the URL line atop the page, you'll see that part of it reads Mag=4.5 If you change the 4.5 to 5.0, it will give you satellites down to that calculated magnitude. H-A's "Select a satellite" function will give you much dimmer magnitudes, but you need to enter the name of a satellite first. Not much help when you're trying to put a name on an unidentified satellite, alas. --Bill Thompson |
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Satellite Identification Needed
Larry Brash wrote:
DaveOesper wrote: Given an accurate location, position, and time (as seen through a telescope), is there a web site that will identify the satellite? http://www.heavens-above.com would be your best starting point, however, it will display satellite predictions of Mag 4.5 or brighter only. H-A will give nightly predictions down to 5.0; if you look at the information in the URL line atop the page, you'll see that part of it reads Mag=4.5 If you change the 4.5 to 5.0, it will give you satellites down to that calculated magnitude. H-A's "Select a satellite" function will give you much dimmer magnitudes, but you need to enter the name of a satellite first. Not much help when you're trying to put a name on an unidentified satellite, alas. --Bill Thompson |
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Satellite Identification Needed
DaveOesper wrote:
Given an accurate location, position, and time (as seen through a telescope), is there a web site that will identify the satellite? We estimate the angular speed of the unidentified object as approximately 20 arseconds per second of time. It sounds like it's in a fairly high orbit, but not high enough to be in a geosynchronous orbit. It might be a GPS or Glonass navigational satellite. Any help in identifying this object would be most appreciated! Larry Brash has already mentioned heavens-above.com You could also try http://www.donbarry.org, which gives predictions for satellites down to magnitude 6.0 |
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Satellite Identification Needed
DaveOesper wrote:
Given an accurate location, position, and time (as seen through a telescope), is there a web site that will identify the satellite? We estimate the angular speed of the unidentified object as approximately 20 arseconds per second of time. It sounds like it's in a fairly high orbit, but not high enough to be in a geosynchronous orbit. It might be a GPS or Glonass navigational satellite. Any help in identifying this object would be most appreciated! Larry Brash has already mentioned heavens-above.com You could also try http://www.donbarry.org, which gives predictions for satellites down to magnitude 6.0 |
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Satellite Identification Needed
I could give you an identification but then Larry would berate
me for giving you a fish instead of a trawler. |
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I could give you an identification but then Larry would berate
me for giving you a fish instead of a trawler. |
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Satellite Identification Needed
"stella info" wrote in message m... I could give you an identification but then Larry would berate me for giving you a fish instead of a trawler. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will take out a second mortgage to buy a $20,000 bass boat and begin calling in "sick" for work. -- Stephen Home Page: stephmon.com Satellite Hunting: sathunt.com |
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