Fireball: South Atlantic, near Trindade Island

On 10 September 2026 at 05:22 UTC, US government sensors recorded a bright fireball. Location: South Atlantic, near Trindade Island.

Updated 19 October 2026 · All times are UTC.

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Key facts

Time

10 September 2026, 05:22 UTC

Impact energy

0.33 kt

Radiated energy

11.1 × 10¹⁰ J

Burst altitude

33.6 km

Speed

19.3 km/s

Estimated size

~1.7 m

Coordinates

-19.30, -28.10

Source

NASA/JPL CNEOS

What the simulator shows

NASA puts the impact energy at 0.33 kilotons of TNT. A stony body about 1.7 m across at 19.3 km/s carries that energy, and that is the scenario the simulator loads. The object exploded 33.6 km above the surface. No town lies within 150 km of the point.

This is a simplified model, not a damage report. Real effects depend on soil, buildings, terrain and the details of the event.

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Sources

• Official data: NASA/JPL CNEOS
• GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): geonames.org