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Meteor over Kilafors 2026-11-06
17:37:32 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: 87.1 km
End height: 39.7 km
Start position: 60.923N 18.971E
End position: 61.452N 16.710E
Direction: 296.9°
Inclination angle: 19.4°
Entry speed: 17.8 km/s
Radiant R.A.: 02:01 (30.4°)
Radiant Dec.: -4.5°
Meteor Shower: sporadic
Meteoroid's Orbital Elements :
Perihelion distance: 0.817 AU
Eccentricity: 0.583
Inclination: 6.3°
Long. of Asc. Node: 44.0°
Argument of Perihelion: 58.5°
Mean Anomaly: 345.6°
Epoch: 2026 NOV 06 17:37:32
Dark flight / fragmentation
Model First-observed (kg) Ablated (kg) Landed (kg) Mass with unresolved fate (kg) Largest landed piece (kg) Peak absolute magnitude Density (kg/m³) Shape weight Peak delay (s) Post-observed light (s) Model preference single object 0.230 0.230 0 0 0 -5.9 7400 13.2% -3.00 0.82 19.8% discrete cascade 0.230 0.230 0 0 0 -5.9 7400 13.2% -3.00 0.82 19.8% instantaneous disruption 0.230 0.230 0 0 0 -5.9 7400 13.2% -3.00 0.82 19.8% continuous erosion 0.230 0.230 0 0 0 -5.9 7400 13.2% -3.00 0.82 19.8% single object 0.108 0.097 0.011 0 0.011 -4.9 3500 24.8% -2.76 2.58 5.2% discrete cascade 0.108 0.097 0.011 0 0.011 -4.9 3500 24.8% -2.76 2.58 5.2% instantaneous disruption 0.108 0.097 0.011 0 0.011 -4.9 3500 24.8% -2.76 2.58 5.2% continuous erosion 0.108 0.097 0.011 0 0.011 -4.9 3500 24.8% -2.76 2.58 5.2%
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Dark-flight scenarios for assumed masses and material properties; these do not establish meteorite survival.
Unified brightness estimate (absolute magnitude)
Finnskogen – 2
Gaustatoppen – 2
Hågår – 3
Njurunda – 1
Västerås – 1
Västerås – 2