[AZ-Observing] Re: 2015 TB145
- From: Brian Skiff <bas@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:13:53 -0700
On Sat, 2015-10-31 at 21:17 -0700, Brian Skiff wrote:
(I think it now can --- this
thing that's coming in at the end of November is
well-enough tracked to know the impact location
within a few kilometers radius in the ocean somewhere
south of Sri Lanka.)
"This thing" is WT1190F, probably a piece of
space junk, about which orbit-wizard Bill Gray
(of Project Pluto software fame) has just posted
an update on the Minor Planet Mailing List.
He mentions that older data back to 2009 are now linked,
though his Web page about the object does not
include it yet:
http://projectpluto.com/temp/wt1190f.htm
This has an orbit diagram and maps showing
just where it should hit. Looks as though
you could stand on the beach on the south
end of Sri Lanka in a couple of weeks and
watch it come in.
Bill has also posted the observations
and an orbit:
http://www.projectpluto.com/temp/mpec11.htm
Notice the number of amateurs all over the world
who contribute to this.
\Brian
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