Any way to identify this object?

[goodricke1]

It doesn't correspond to any satellites on Stellarium or Heavens Above. The shot on the left is from 2218 UT (Oct 7) at 60 sec exposure, and on the right from 2220 at 75 sec, so it's a slow mover! The 3.8 mag star at lower left is Albali, eps Aqr. Thanks.

[MarsG76]

Such a slow mover might be a asteroid...  what were you trying to image when you caught that unidentified flying object?

[BeanerSA]

Could it be a geostationary satellite? They wiggle about a bit.

[goodricke1]

Hi MarsG76, I was imaging M72 and 73 at the time. It was only later when looking at the images I saw this.

Yes BeanerSA, it could be but I didn't think they were that bright? This looks around mag 3.5

[goodricke1]

Well I'll be... it seems as though there's a flare season for geosynchronous satellites when they can become much brighter than normal. According to Calsky it happens around the time of the equinox including last night!  So not a UFO

[wxsatuser]

Could be Luch 5B as it's in that area.

Luch 5B is a Russian 1.5tonne geostationary relay comms sat.

It has two large solar arrays and two large dish antennas.

Geostationary sats will appear to drift across your FOV.

[Dave In Vermont]

According to satellite watchers who can be as devoted to seeing these as we tend to be more natural, stellar objects - about 60% of satellites up there are unidentified by such programs as NASA and NATO Air Force TLE's (telemetry). Not because they're flying-saucers, rather because they're classified satellites we're not supposed to know about.

Happy Trails,

Dave