A meteor brighter than magnitude -3 is called what?

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A meteor brighter than magnitude -3 is called what?

2006-10-16 12:33:04 · 4 answers · asked by darebedaremadd 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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FIREBALL - a bright meteor. Several definitions have been used by various authors. In the IMO's Fireball Data Center (FIDAC) all meteors of at least -3.0 magnitude are stored as fireballs.

2006-10-16 12:46:21 · answer #1 · answered by dantheman_028 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Meteors that are brighter than -4.0 are considered to be Fireballs.

http://www.astronomy.ie/fireball.html

2006-10-16 19:43:45 · answer #2 · answered by hehmommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A fireball

2006-10-19 11:45:03 · answer #3 · answered by Krissy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The word your are likely looking for is "bolide"

2006-10-16 21:35:36 · answer #4 · answered by Pretzels 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋