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No pics of the 2008 TC3 fireball have shown up on the Web yet...
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No new information from Japan either...

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We estimate that this object will enter the Earth's atmosphere at around 2:45:28 UTC and reach maximum deceleration at around 2:45:54 UTC. These times are uncertain by ± 15 seconds or so. The time at which any fragments might reach the ground depends a great deal on the physical properties of the object, but should be around 2:46:20 UTC ± 40 seconds.
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Before it hit the Earths atmosphere, 2008 TC3 was on an orbit that took it as close to the Sun as 0.91 AU and as far from the Sun as 1.63 AU. It took 1.43 years to orbit the Sun
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-- Edited by Blobrana at 06:12, 2008-10-07

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Anyway, if you happen to be in northeastern Africa, make sure you get out of bed early to look up for this fireball -- it should be dramatic. Checking a map, I don't see a lot of big population centres near there. The closest large cities I see to the entry point are Jiddah and Mecca. Wouldn't it be something if the fireball were visible from Mecca? It'll probably be too far away though.
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Nothing recorded on the Wise Observatory sky camera (Israel).

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neato!

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Rough Ground track and scatter zone

2008tc3Pathb.jpg
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No  updates or news expected for several hours yet.

2008tc3_sm.jpg
Credit: Richard Kowalski and Ed Beshore, (Catalina Sky Survey).

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No confirmation as yet,
no seismic shocks recorded,
Just static....

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-- Edited by Blobrana at 04:02, 2008-10-07

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Confirmed?

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Updates?

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