Meteor over Skjervøy 2023-10-18 18:52:58 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: | 70.4 km |
| End height: | 63.2 km |
| Start position: | 69.920N 20.532E |
| End position: | 69.985N 21.112E |
| Direction: | 71.5° |
| Inclination angle: | 17.2° |
| Entry speed: | 13.5 km/s |
| Radiant R.A.: | 17:03 (255.9°) |
| Radiant Dec.: | -11.0° |
| Meteor Shower: | sporadic |
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Meteoroid's Orbital Elements:
| Perihelion distance: | 0.974 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.489 |
| Inclination: | 2.6° |
| Long. of Asc. Node: | 204.8° |
| Argument of Perihelion: | 158.7° |
| Mean Anomaly: | 6.5° |
| Epoch: | 2023 OCT 18 18:52:58 |
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