Appears 18h32m03s 3.2mag az:278.9° W horizon
Culmination 18h37m16s -2.8mag az:201.4° SSW h:38.6°
distance: 624.1km height above Earth: 407.3km elevation of Sun: -11°
Disappears 18h40m11s -1.9mag az:132.3° SE h:11.0°
Crossing through Orion
Iridium flares from Tissington sky Thursday 19 February 2015
5h06m51s Iridium 62 Flare from MMA1 (Right antenna) Magnitude=-1.2mag
Azimuth= 5.4° N altitude= 24.5° in constellation Cassiopeia
Flare angle=1.12°
Flare center line, closest point →MapIt: Longitude=2.223°W Latitude=+53.055° (WGS84) Distance=32.3 km Azimuth=267.5° W Peak Magnitude=-6.3mag
Satellite above: longitude=0.8°E latitude=+64.6° height above Earth=787.8 km distance to satellite=1559.7 km
Altitude of Sun=-20.2°
5h20m52s Iridium 64 Flare from solar panels Magnitude=-3.4mag
Azimuth=217.5° SW altitude= 52.4° in constellation Bootes
Flare angle=0.55°
Flare center line, closest point →MapIt: Longitude=1.885°W Latitude=+53.081° (WGS84) Distance=9.7 km Azimuth=278.2° W Peak Magnitude=-3.9mag
Satellite above: longitude=6.1°W latitude=+49.3° height above Earth=784.6 km distance to satellite=960.2 km
Altitude of Sun=-18.1°
Solar Eclipse Calendar for 19 February
February 19, 1993 Minor planet (8387) Fujimori 1993 DO. Discovered 1993 February 19 by T. Seki at Geisei. Named in honor of Kenichi Fujimori, an amateur astronomer who observes sunspots, faculae and prominences. A formal observer designated by the Sunspot Index Data Center, he served as director of the solar section of the Oriental Astronomical Association from 1971 to 1978. (M 33388) Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by T. Sato and A. Fujii.