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Type of report: Original Report           Report ID: R8336O202212250048
Observer: COSPAR Station ID 8336          Session Report N.: 15

Date of Observation       (UTC): Sun, 25/12/2022 00:48:48
Date of Observation (Your Time): Sun, 25/12/2022 00:48:48

Observation of: NORAD 47579  (21009A) - STARLINK-1981            

Reported Time of the event (UTC): 00:48:48 +/- 1 s
Archived Time of the event (UTC): -

Observer Latitude : 36°      (36°00'00" N)
Observer Longitude: -96°     (96°00'00" W)
Observer Altitude : 201 m

Observation Duration: -           Minimum magnitude: 4.5
Event Duration      : 10 s         

Epoch of linked TLE : 23016.03680507

This document reports a steady brightness behaviour. The behaviour was observed on Sun, 25/12/2022 UTC, during a planned observation of this satellite with binoculars under fair sky conditions from COSPAR Station 8336. The satellite was continuously observed. Over the interval of 10 s the brightness was steady at magnitude 4.5 (uncertainty 0.2 mag., estimated by direct comparison with stars). The centre of the observed steady behaviour was at 00:48:48 +/- 1 s. new to me = nu Psc..

FPAS Report,
Cospar Station 8336

This report is entirely described by the following FPAS lines:

FPAS12,47579,R8336O,20221225,004848,1s,-,36,-96,201,
SUBF,-,k,10s,4.5,k,DFCkNNN,N,-,-,-,-,23016.03680507,-,
new to me = nu Psc. ;

Report Link:

STARLINK-1981 (47579 / 21009A) - Steady +4.5
http://www.satflare.com/fpas_reader.html?id=R8336O202212250048