Observation by Nick James: 2018-045D

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2018 Sep 01 - 20:29

Uploaded

2018 Sep 02 - 13:03

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Constellation

Serpens Caput

Field centre

RA: 15^h40^m
Dec: +22°08'
Position angle: +0°58'

Field size

0°36' × 0°24'

Equipment

C11 + FLI CCD

Exposure

4x10s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

2018-045D Queqiao Rocket Body

Title

2018-045D

About this image

It's faint but this is the trail of the Chinese Queqiao booster on its last but one perigee before re-entry over Bikini Atoll on September 25. This object was originally picked up as an NEO soon after its launch in May. At the time it had the designation ZK1AE47 but it was quickly identified as artificial. The next perigee is Sept 14 and re-entry is expected at 10:32:53 UTC on September 25.

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