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Meteor over Vigeland 2026-10-19 03:16:06 UTC

Kristiansand – 4
Kristiansand – 4
Larvik – 4
Larvik – 4

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Meteor's Atmospheric Trajectory:
Start height: 115.8 km
End height: 25.1 km
Start position: 57.177N 7.835E
End position: 57.777N 7.255E
Direction: 332.8°
Inclination angle: 50.3°
Entry speed: 24.9 km/s
Radiant R.A.: 06:48 (102.0°)
Radiant Dec.: 17.6°
Meteor Shower: sporadic
 Meteoroid's Orbital Elements:
Perihelion distance: 0.043 AU
Eccentricity: 0.918
Inclination: 13.8°
Long. of Asc. Node: 25.4°
Argument of Perihelion: 176.5°
Mean Anomaly: 212.2°
Epoch: 2026 OCT 19 03:16:06
position vs time
speed & acceleration
Dark flight
End position:57.7769N 7.2549E, 25.1 km
End speed:19.5 km/s
Estimated entry mass:~258 mg (estimated)
Estimated surviving mass:~0 g (estimated)
Conditional fall area (MC):57.779-57.869N, 7.127-7.208E
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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