X37B May 30 10_40_23 mag 2.9 overflight targeting data
Extracted from Heaven's Above: Date: 30 May Mag: 2.9 Rise Time: 22:40:23 Rise az: 10 W Culmination time: 22:43:45 Culmination Alt: 79 degs Az: South Set Time: 22:44:49 Set az: 41 E Fixed targeting objects that satellite will pass within 1 deg TFOV passage: Time beg Time End Object 22:42:10 22:42:30 Mars (south of) Alt 33 deg 22:43:15 22:43:30 14 Com (v5.0) (south of), Alt 68 deg, SAO 82310 HR 4733 HD108283 22:43:45 22:44:00 sig Boo (v4.9) (north of) Alt 76 deg, 28 Boo, SAO 83416, HR 5447 HD128167 22:44:10 22:44:20 eps CrB (v4.2) (north of) Alt 60 deg, 13 CrB, SAO 84098, HR 5947 HD143107 Posts on the seeSat list indicate that this satellite actively manuvers to maintain a mean orbit. Therefore, times may vary by a couple of minutes from the above.
I tried this evening's pass but saw nothing. Anyone here have any luck seeing it? patrick On 30 May 2010, at 19:20, Canopus56 wrote:
Extracted from Heaven's Above:
Date: 30 May Mag: 2.9 Rise Time: 22:40:23 Rise az: 10 W Culmination time: 22:43:45 Culmination Alt: 79 degs Az: South Set Time: 22:44:49 Set az: 41 E
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