Iwaki Fireball


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A bright fireball flight to the southeast that has a high elevation angle trajectory at 28, May 2016 15h04m33s(UT) in three seconds duration.
The beginning point was southeast of Fukushima prefecture 87 km height above the sea and finished over Iwaki-city 30 km in height.
Observer reports were few because of the cloudy sky.
Orbital elements and meteorite fell prediction were calculated by three observers' images analysis belong the SonotaCo network.
The path elevation was a high angle of 77 degrees therefore most of the initial mass was lost by ablation in the atmosphere.
10-gram meteorite at maximum fell was expected onto Iwaki city Fukushima prefecture.


Predicted impact area
The meteorite will fall in the red ellipse


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