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Meteor over Skålevik 2026-10-18 01:53:54 UTC

Harestua – 6
Harestua – 6
Kristiansand – 3
Kristiansand – 3

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orbit

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height profile
Meteor's Atmospheric Trajectory:
Start height: 43.3 km
End height: 5.5 km
Start position: 60.540N 10.701E
End position: 57.984N 8.080E
Direction: 208.8°
Inclination angle: 6.7°
Entry speed: 11.3 km/s
Radiant R.A.: 15:38 (234.7°)
Radiant Dec.: -45.6°
Meteor Shower: sporadic
 Meteoroid's Orbital Elements:
Perihelion distance: 0.992 AU
Eccentricity: 0.017
Inclination: 0.2°
Long. of Asc. Node: 24.9°
Argument of Perihelion: 42.4°
Mean Anomaly: 318.4°
Epoch: 2026 OCT 18 01:53:54
position vs time
speed & acceleration
Dark flight
End position:58.0438N 8.1365E, 6.2 km
End speed:3.0 km/s
Estimated surviving mass:Not constrained
Surviving mass is not constrained. Tracks show hypothetical 5 g–5 kg release masses, not evidence of meteorite survival.
Conditional fall area (MC):58.002-58.046N, 8.092-8.143E
Monte Carlo samples fragment masses evenly across the 5 g–5 kg range (logarithmic scale) at the end of luminous flight.
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dark flight prediction

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