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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 3687      2022 Mar 13 17.09UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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2022 EB_5, JAN MAYEN ISLAND

A fast-moving near-earth object discovered by Krisztian Sarneczky on CCD
images obtained with the Konkoly Observatory 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at
Piszkesteto on Mar. 11 (his first and last observations tabulated below) has
apparently entered the earth's atmosphere southwest of Jan Mayen Island
(northeast of Iceland) around Mar. 11.8903 UT.  Additional information
appears on MPEC 2022-E178.

     2022 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.   Observer
     Mar. 11.80848   10 29 48.21   +39 52 09.6   17.6   Sarneczky
          11.87033   10 22 29.87   +44 28 45.4   14.7     "

CBET 5108, Dan Green

Editor
Please communicate any results to MPC with a copy to Mark Kidger

Guy M Hurst

