Bolide Event: 2024-05-27 03:19:36 UTC
Impact Energy: 0.26 kt TNT (0.0173 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent)
Key Facts
- On 2024-05-27 03:19:36 UTC, a bright bolide meteor was detected in Earth atmosphere.
- Calculated impact energy was 0.26 kilotons of TNT, which is 0.0173 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent.
- Peak brightness occurred at an altitude of 56 km.
- Atmospheric entry velocity was 39.2 km/s.
- Estimated pre-atmospheric impactor diameter was 0.97 meters.
Sensor Detection Parameters
| Event Timestamp (UTC) | 2024-05-27 03:19:36 |
|---|---|
| Calculated Impact Energy | 0.26 kilotons of TNT |
| Energy Comparison | 0.0173 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent |
| Optical Radiated Energy | 8.40e+10 Joules |
| Detonation Altitude | 56 km |
| Atmospheric Velocity | 39.2 km/s |
| Geographic Coordinates | 1.7 (N), -39.4 (W) |
| Estimated Impactor Size | 0.97 meters |
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APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Atmospheric Bolide Event 2024-05-27 03:19:36 UTC. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20240527031936/MLA:
"Atmospheric Bolide Event 2024-05-27 03:19:36 UTC." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20240527031936/.BibTeX:
@misc{fireball_20240527031936,
title = {Atmospheric Bolide Event 2024-05-27 03:19:36 UTC},
author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20240527031936/},
note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Fireball API}
}