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A slow-moving fireball flighted over Niigata prefecture to Gumma prefecture at 1, Aug. 2012, 18h51m56(UT)s.
Sanbonmatsu high school(Kagawa pref.) and Mr.Kamimura observed this fireball by automatic TV cameras.
Mr. M.Ueda calculated its orbit.
This fireball velocity was 14.5km/s, and it's fragmented near the end into five pieces.
Luminous magnitude is -3 magnitudes smooth light curve.
End hight was high 36 km but 100 g or less meteorite was predicted to fall.
Predicted impact area
Around Mt.Haruna, Gumma pref.
Red ellipse is predicted area
Retouched mapion's map
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