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Small Asteroid 2023 CX1 (NEOCP Sar2667) impacted Earth on February 13

Ernesto Guido
Remanzacco Blogspot
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 05:08 UTC
On 2023 February 12.8 (20:18:07 UTC), K. Sarneczky found a small asteroid with the 0.60-m Schmidt + CCD of the Piszkéstető Observatory in Hungary (K88 MPC code) that was soon after put on the NEOCP list with the provisional designation Sar2667 for the follow-up by other observers. The object was subsequently imaged by many observers around the world and various impact assessment systems found a 100% impact probability in the area of the English Channel on Feb. 13 between 02 and 04 UTC. This is the second discovery by Sarneczky of an impactor, following the 2022 EB5 event in March 2022.

M.P.E.C. 2023-C103 issued subsequently on 2023 February 13 at 04:13 UT assigned the official designation 2023 CX1 to Sar2667 with the following comment:
K. Sarneczky reported a new NEOCP candidate observed at GINOP-KHK (K88). Rapid follow-up from multiple sites indicated an impact with the Earth's atmosphere on February 13 03:00 UTC near the coast of Normandy, France, as determined by imminent impact monitoring services such as JPL's Scout, ESA's Meerkat and MPC's internal warning system.
Map of the impact zone predicted to occur a few kilometers from French coast, North-East of Le Havre. Click on it for a bigger version.

Asteroid Impact Site
© International Meteor Organization
2023 CX1 was a small Aten asteroid with an estimated size of ~1.0 m (based on the object's absolute magnitude H=32.6).
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Best of the Web: Spectacular meteor fireball seen from northern France and southern UK on February 13


American Meteor Society
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:47 UTC
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© Christophe C.
We received 84 reports about a fireball seen over Île-de-France, Bruxelles, Centre-Val de Loire, Cymru, England, Esch-sur-Alzette, Flanders, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Limburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Normandie, Normandy, North Rhine-Westphalia, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pays de la Loire, Vlaams Gewest, Wales and Zeeland on Monday, February 13th 2023 around 02:58 UT.

For this event, we received 17 videos and 6 photos.


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Meteor fireball seen over LaBelle, Florida on February 9


Fox4now.com
Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:39 UTC
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A Fox 4 viewer sent in this video of a fireball seen burning over Port LaBelle early Thursday morning, around 5 a.m.

Fireballs like this are caused by meteors burning up as they hit Earth's atmosphere.

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Huge meteor fireball over Saudi Arabia on February 9


alertamundialinfo.com
Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:08 UTC
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A video clip circulating on social media documents the moment a meteorite fell in Dawadmi Governorate, northwest of Riyadh.

Meteorologist Abdulaziz Al-Hussain said in a tweet: "A strong blue light appeared in the sky surrounding the meteorite in the Najd region, and a tremor was said to be felt on its impact," local media reports .

At the same level, the head of the Astronomical Society in Jeddah, Eng. Majed Al Zahra confirmed that this bright meteor, which is also called (the fireball), is larger than the ordinary meteor, and drew a lot of attention in social media platforms, where many confirmed to see it in a very bright blue color. It illuminated the surface of the earth and was accompanied by a loud sound, which means that it descended very deep into the atmosphere.

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Green meteor fireball crosses the skies of Puerto Rico on February 6


alertamundialinfo.com
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 12:17 UTC
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A fireball was captured in the skies of Puerto Rico at 10:01 pm on Monday, said the Caribbean Astronomy Society (SAC).

According to the institution, the meteorite was a piece of the asteroid called "2001 YB5", belonging to the "Delta Cancrids" meteor shower.

The meteor disintegrated in the atmosphere at a speed of 62,000 miles per hour and it is possible that small fragments reached the surface over the sea.

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Meteor fireball over Arkansas and other states on February 7


American Meteor Society
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:20 UTC
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© Luke J.
We received 120 reports about a fireball seen over AL, AR, KS, LA, MO, MS, OK, TN and TX on Tuesday, February 7th 2023 around 00:59 UT.

For this event, we received 7 videos and 2 photos.

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Meteor fireball over Michigan and other states on February 2


American Meteor Society
Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:05 UTC
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We received 23 reports about a fireball seen over IN, MI, NY, OH and PA on Thursday, February 2nd 2023 around 11:12 UT.

For this event, we received one video.

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Best of the Web: Large meteor fireball explodes over Krasnoyarsk, Russia on January 31


TASS
Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:24 UTC
Meter over Krasnoyarsk: Locals report their houses shaking
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A large meteor allegedly measuring from one to five meters was seen in the sky over Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk on Tuesday, Sergey Veselkov, chief of the Reshetnev University observatory, told TASS.

Videos of a fireball flying over the city were posted on the internet on Tuesday evening.

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Meteor fireball over Connecticut and nearby states on January 28


American Meteor Society
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:46 UTC
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© Mark Kirschner
We received 66 reports about a fireball seen over CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, Ontario, PA, Québec, RI and VT on Saturday, January 28th 2023 around 04:23 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos and one photo.

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Meteor fireball over UK and Ireland on January 26


American Meteor Society
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:27 UTC
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We received 35 reports about a fireball seen over County Louth, County Meath, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland on Thursday, January 26th 2023 around 19:34 UT.

For this event, we received one video.

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