ORBIT RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE METEOROID OF THE METEORITE- PRODUCTING FIREBALL THAT EXPLODED OVER ROMANIA ON JANUARY 7, 2015

In this paper we provide the calculated orbit for the meteoroid of the meteorite-producting fireball that exploded over Romania on 7 January 2015. Based on a large number of records on cameras, a trajectory, speed, and orbital elements are computed. Then, the backward numerical integration of the Solar System’s ordinary differential equations of motion is used to reconstruct the pre-atmospheric meteoroid’s orbit.