Observation by Grant Privett: 2026-199B NGRST R/B

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2026 Oct 07 - 21:24

Uploaded

2026 Oct 08 - 19:52

Objects

Spacecraft

Equipment

SX Trius 694
C14 + f/6.3 reducer

Exposure

16x 60s

Location

Broad Chalke

Target name

2026-199B R/B

Title

2026-199B NGRST R/B

About this image

The body of the rocket that launched the NGRST to the Lagrange point is still moving away from us and fading.

Tonight, it looked like mag 18.6 (Gaia G) but I had rather expected it to be fainter. On the other hand, its at -14 Declination and viewed through a hedge, so I will take mag 18.6 - detectable in a single frame - as a win. Will keep returning to it for a while yet, before it slips away for years.

Files associated with this observation

2026-199B_20261007.jpg (468.5 kB)

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Comments

Nick James, 2026 Oct 08 - 20:10 UTC

This is on the NEOCP as P22r91d:

https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/NEO/toconfirm_tabular.html

"Discovered" by F51 (PanSTARRS 1)

Grant Privett, 2026 Oct 08 - 20:19 UTC

Is this similar to the way Spektr-RG is discovered regularly?

Nick James, 2026 Oct 08 - 20:32 UTC

Yes. You would think that the surveys would keep tabs on these things but clearly they don't.

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