A cometary fireball crosses the sky over Córdoba and Jaén

During the night of May 21, a bright fireball of cometary origin crossed the sky over the provinces of Córdoba and Jaén.

The event was recorded by the detectors operated by the SMART Project in Calar Alto (Almería), Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Seville, Otura (Granada), and Mazagón (Huelva).

The cameras at Calar Alto Observatory in Almería also tracked the fireball as it entered the Earth's atmosphere.

Fireball of cometary origin recorded over Córdoba and Jaén during the night of May 21.

Preliminary analysis
Professor José María Madiedo (IAA-CSIC)

Fireball · 20:27 UT

Event type: Cometary
Initial velocity: 85,000 km/h
Initial altitude: 89 km
Final altitude: 42 km

Event video
Calar Alto Observatory (Almería)

The Calar Alto fireball detection station (CAHA) , together with the station of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) in Sierra Nevada and others distributed across Spain, are part of the S.M.A.R.T project, led by researcher José María Madiedo.

The Calar Alto and Sierra Nevada stations operate under a collaboration agreement between Professor Madiedo and both institutions.