Meteor over Rakkestad 2025-10-18 23:17:37 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: | 117.2 km |
| End height: | 95.8 km |
| Start position: | 59.270N 12.182E |
| End position: | 59.362N 11.457E |
| Direction: | 284.3° |
| Inclination angle: | 26.8° |
| Entry speed: | 68.2 km/s |
| Radiant R.A.: | 06:12 (93.1°) |
| Radiant Dec.: | 15.6° |
| Meteor Shower: | Orionids |
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Meteoroid's Orbital Elements:
| Perihelion distance: | 0.609 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.977 |
| Inclination: | 163.8° |
| Long. of Asc. Node: | 25.5° |
| Argument of Perihelion: | 77.6° |
| Mean Anomaly: | 359.7° |
| Epoch: | 2025 OCT 18 23:17:37 |
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