Contains:  Solar system body or event
PROGRESS-M 27M Tumbling , LeoCaldas

PROGRESS-M 27M Tumbling

PROGRESS-M 27M Tumbling , LeoCaldas

PROGRESS-M 27M Tumbling

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

So Bright, and so fast flyby of this satellite. We could clearly see chaotic movement because it presented some little changes of brightness.

Predictions from Calsky.com was perfect only I think it was not +3.4mag., at least 0mag I could suggest.

Nikon D5300 35mm - f/2 - iso 1600 - 19 exposures of 1s merged at Startrail

Calsky:

Appears 5h33m40s 4.0mag az:249.1° WSW h:29.6°

Culmination 5h34m23s 3.4mag az:306.5° NW h:47.6°

distance: 302.6km height above Earth: 227.5km elevation of Sun: -12° angular velocity: 1.50°/s

at Meridian 5h35m00s 4.6mag az: 0.0° N h:32.3°

Disappears 5h38m09s 8.8mag az: 29.8° NNE horizon

Time uncertainty of about 2 seconds

Comments

Histogram

PROGRESS-M 27M Tumbling , LeoCaldas