DN220308_03 - Shisr - "Al-Khadhaf"

This fireball appeared on the OMMP network on Mar 08, 2022 at 20:15:02 (UTC). A meteorite associated with this event has been found on Feb 07, 2023. It has been named "Al-Khadhaf". 2 fragments were recovered (total mass 22.065 g). The largest mass (13.851 g) was found at (lat=18.368567, long=53.433350). It has been classified as "H5-6". Meteorite bulletin entry is 80158.

2022-03-28: Ellie reckons 100-300 g for the final mass, more likely on the low end of that. But uncertain because far away observations.

	23_0010	23_0011
Find Latitude (WGS84; ° N)	18.36857	18.36682
Find Longitude (WGS84; ° E)	53.43335	53.43015
Mass (g)	13.851	8.214
Volume (cm3)	4.17	2.44
Bulk density (g cm-3)	3.32	3.37
Surface area (cm2)	19	15.3
Magnetic Susceptibility	5.24 ± 0.01	5.21 ± 0.03

Data reduction from run trajectory_auto_20220330

Trajectory

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	beginning	end
height	67591 m	30245 m
speed	14005 ± 82 m/s	7364 m/s
mass (EKS model)	0.66 ± 0.07 kg	0.05 ± 0.01 kg

datetime (UTC)	2022-03-08T20:15:02
duration	3.2 s
slope	69°
best convergence angle	32°
Closest viewpoint to end	209 km
# cams astrometry	2
# cams timing	2
# datapoints	87
direction	South-East

Orbit

Orbital parameters

orbit type	Heliocentric
semi-major axis	1.722 ± 0.021 AU
eccentricity	0.451 ± 0.007
inclination	4.36 ± 0.06 °
argument of periapsis	212.25 ± 0.17 °
longitude of ascending node	347.97 ± 0.0 °
Tisserand criterion ♃	4.05 ± 0.04