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Białystok (meteorite)

Coordinates:53°06′N23°12′E/ 53.100°N 23.200°E/53.100; 23.200
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Białystok
TypeAchondrite
ClassHED meteorites
GroupEucrite-pmict
CountryPoland
RegionPodlaskie
Coordinates53°06′N23°12′E/ 53.100°N 23.200°E/53.100; 23.200
Observed fallYes
Fall dateOctober 5, 1827
TKW~4 kg
Strewn fieldYes

Białystokis aeucritemeteorite(previously classified ashowardite)[1]that fell on 5 October 1827 in the area ofFastyandKnyszynvillages, NNW ofBiałystok,Poland.The fall occurred at around 9:30 am. Several specimens were recovered.

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  1. ^"Bialystok".The Meteoritical Society.Retrieved2022-01-13.
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