Meteor over Kiruna 2023-12-17 18:38:19 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.
Non-interactive map | KML file
Meteor's Atmospheric Trajectory:
| Start height: | 91.3 km |
| End height: | 62.5 km |
| Start position: | 67.787N 20.557E |
| End position: | 67.773N 20.334E |
| Direction: | 261.0° |
| Inclination angle: | 71.8° |
| Entry speed: | 28.4 km/s |
| Radiant R.A.: | 04:43 (70.9°) |
| Radiant Dec.: | 63.6° |
| Meteor Shower: | sporadic |
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Meteoroid's Orbital Elements:
| Perihelion distance: | 0.756 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.943 |
| Inclination: | 27.7° |
| Long. of Asc. Node: | 265.2° |
| Argument of Perihelion: | 238.6° |
| Mean Anomaly: | 359.3° |
| Epoch: | 2023 DEC 17 18:38:19 |
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