Is it possible to get the apparent magnitude of a satellite from a specified observer location and time? - Githubissues

1manprojects / one_Sgp4

C# SGP4 orbit prediction Library

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Is it possible to get the apparent magnitude of a satellite from a specified observer location and time? #6

Closed njbrown09 closed 5 years ago

njbrown09 commented 5 years ago

Is it possible to get the apparent magnitude of a satellite from a specified observer location and time?

1manprojects commented 5 years ago

No, also this is not planned for the future. It would be possible if you know the exact area visible by the sun, the angle of the satellite to the sun and observer plus the albedo value of the satellite.