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At 13, Dec. 2013,18h36m47s(UT), a fireball flighted to the north over Shizuoka pref.
Mr. Inoue(Kanagawa Pref.) and Mr.masuzawa(Nagano pref.) observed by automatic TV cameras.
Mr.K.Okano (Shizuoka Pref.) also took a photograph useing a digital fisheye camera.
Mr. M.Ueda calculated the fireball's orbit.
Initial velocity is slow 14.25km/s. The elevation angle was low.
The end height is 30.4 km. The luminous path is smooth with no explosion caused by fragmentation.
Initial mass is 1 kg or less but no quick ablation occur and few mass loss.
About 200 g meteorite may fall on Nanbu town, Yamanashi prefecture, or Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka prefecture.
Predicted impact area
Nanbu town, Yamanashi pref. - Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka pref.
Red ellipse is predicted impact area
Retouched mapion's map
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