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Meteor over Töcksfors 2024-11-15 18:38:44 UTC

Finnskogen – 4
Finnskogen – 4
Hågår – 4
Hågår – 4
Harestua – 3
Harestua – 3
Larvik – 2
Larvik – 2
Løten – 3
Løten – 3
Moss – 2
Moss – 2
Västerås – 5
Västerås – 5
Voksenlia – 4
Voksenlia – 4

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map

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orbit

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height profile
Meteor's Atmospheric Trajectory:
Start height: 82.3 km
End height: 29.8 km
Start position: 59.444N 12.965E
End position: 59.570N 11.989E
Direction: 284.8°
Inclination angle: 42.7°
Entry speed: 19.7 km/s
Radiant R.A.: 02:58 (44.6°)
Radiant Dec.: 25.4°
Meteor Shower: sporadic
Meteoroid's Orbital Elements:
Perihelion distance: 0.687 AU
Eccentricity: 0.575
Inclination: 4.2°
Long. of Asc. Node: 233.5°
Argument of Perihelion: 260.6°
Mean Anomaly: 336.8°
Epoch: 2024 NOV 15 18:38:44
position vs time
speed & acceleration
Dark flight / fragmentation
ModelFirst-observed (kg)Ablated (kg)Landed (kg)Mass with unresolved fate (kg)Largest landed piece (kg)Peak absolute magnitudeDensity (kg/m³)Shape weightPeak delay (s)Post-observed light (s)Model preference
single object0.4630.4300.03300.033-7.63500————
single object1.27161.2715000-8.97400————
discrete cascade0.4630.4300.03300-8.23500————
discrete cascade1.27161.2715000-9.57400————
instantaneous disruption0.4630.44500.0180-10.23500————
instantaneous disruption1.2715711.271567000-11.67400————
continuous erosion0.4630.44300.0200-8.83500————
continuous erosion1.2715711.271568000-9.77400————

Model comparison unavailable: no usable observed camera light curve.

No reliable model preference: the automatic deceleration-derived entry-mass estimate is poorly constrained. Supply --mag or --entry-mass for a modelled comparison.

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dark flight prediction

Dark-flight scenarios for assumed masses and material properties; these do not establish meteorite survival.


Västerås – 5
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