Meteor over Suomussalmi 2021-12-25 16:03:18 UTC
The map shows the bearings for the meteor. The lighter lines show the directions from the observation sites at the meteor's appearance, and the darker lines show where it was last seen. The blue arrow indicates the visible path of the meteor.
Meteor's Atmospheric Trajectory:
| Start height: | 198.9 km |
| End height: | -427.2 km |
| Start position: | 63.729N 12.142E |
| End position: | 65.014N 29.673E |
| Direction: | 72.5° |
| Inclination angle: | 36.3° |
| Entry speed: | 53.2 km/s |
| Radiant R.A.: | 19:14 (288.6°) |
| Radiant Dec.: | 24.3° |
| Meteor Shower: | sporadic |
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Meteoroid's Orbital Elements:
| Perihelion distance: | 0.814 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 3.410 |
| Inclination: | 41.1° |
| Long. of Asc. Node: | 273.8° |
| Argument of Perihelion: | 141.0° |
| Mean Anomaly: | 79.0° |
| Epoch: | 2021 DEC 25 16:03:18 |
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