[AZ-Observing] Question about Iridium flare

This morning at 06:00 as I stepped outside my apartment I was admiring Orion 
when I noticed what I thought must be Jupiter until I realised it was in the 
wrong part of the sky. It was in the North only a few degrees north west of 
Polaris and looked very Jupiterish with a yellow hue and at least Mag1. Then 
I realised it was moving due north and by the time it passed Polaris within 
a minute it faded abruptly to just barely visible. I watched it a couple 
more minutes until it was lost in the glare closer to the northern horizon. 
Was this an Iridium flare? Or possibly some other satelite? Is there a way 
to find out?

- Peter.

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