Talk:2015 Thailand bolide

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Notability[edit]

This article has been well-written, but unfortunately I don't see much potential long-term significance. --Paul_012 (talk) 17:55, 7 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'd prefer to wait. Even if no meteorite remnants are found, non-news secondary sources will likely cover the event soon. Brandmeister^talk 18:16, 7 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
It is the most powerful meteor of 2015. I would say that is notable. -- Kheider (talk) 03:16, 10 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Can someone double-check the time conversion to UT? Here is says 1:41, not 0:40. https://twitter.com/RonBaalke/status/641706889152036864 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.220.240.10 (talk) 18:27, 10 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Size estimate?[edit]

Based on the measured fireball intensity, and assuming an approach angle of 45°, I estimate the size of the original object as 5 ± 2 meters across. This wouldn't qualify for the original article, as it is technically original research. Either way, I thought I would note it here. exoplanetaryscience (talk) 05:56, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand gave a press release on 14 September. It estimates an object about 3.5 metres in diameter with a mass of 66 tonnes, entering the atmosphere at 75,600 km/h and having maximum brightness at 29.3 km altitude. The trajectory was 269.8 degrees with an impact angle of 45.4 degrees from the surface. Remnants might have fallen around the area of Sai Yok National Park. ("สดร. เผยหลักฐานล่าสุด ลูกไฟจากวัตถุขนาด 66 ตัน พุ่งชนบรรยากาศโลก เหนือฟ้าที่กาญจนบุรี" (Press release). National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand. 14 September 2015. {{cite press release}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)) I'll add this to the article; someone might want to copyedit. --Paul_012 (talk) 14:43, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]