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Meteor Shower Calender |
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This site would not be complete without a MS Calender so here is a list the major shower activity
compiled from information available on the WWW. |
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Shower |
Activity Period |
Maximum |
Radiant |
V_infty |
r |
ZHR |
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Date |
sol |
a |
d |
km/s |
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Quadrantids (QUA) |
Jan 01-Jan 05 |
Jan 03 |
283°16 |
230° |
+49° |
41 |
2.1 |
120 |
delta-Cancrids (DCA) |
Jan 01-Jan 24 |
Jan 17 |
297° |
130° |
+20° |
28 |
3.0 |
4 |
alpha-Centaurids (ACE) |
Jan 28-Feb 21 |
Feb 07 |
319°2 |
210° |
-59° |
56 |
2.0 |
6 |
delta-Leonids (DLE) |
Feb 15-Mar 10 |
Feb 24 |
336° |
168° |
+16° |
23 |
3.0 |
2 |
gamma-Normids (GNO) |
Feb 25-Mar 22 |
Mar 13 |
353° |
249° |
-51° |
56 |
2.4 |
8 |
Virginids (VIR) |
Jan 25-Apr 15 |
(Mar 24) |
(4°) |
195° |
-04° |
30 |
3.0 |
5 |
Lyrids (LYR) |
Apr 16-Apr 25 |
Apr 22 |
032°32 |
271° |
+34° |
49 |
2.1 |
18 |
pi-Puppids (PPU) |
Apr 15-Apr 28 |
Apr 24 |
033°5 |
110° |
-45° |
18 |
2.0 |
var |
eta-Aquarids (ETA) |
Apr 19-May 28 |
May 05 |
045°5 |
338° |
-01° |
66 |
2.4 |
60 |
Sagittarids (SAG) |
Apr 15-Jul 15 |
(May 19) |
(59°) |
247° |
-22° |
30 |
2.5 |
5 |
June Bootids (JBO) |
Jun 26-Jul 02 |
Jun 27 |
095°7 |
224° |
+48° |
18 |
2.2 |
var |
Pegasids (JPE) |
Jul 07-Jul 13 |
Jul 09 |
107°5 |
340° |
+15° |
70 |
3.0 |
3 |
July Phoenicids (PHE) |
Jul 10-Jul 16 |
Jul 13 |
111° |
32° |
-48° |
47 |
3.0 |
var |
Piscis Austrinids (PAU) |
Jul 15-Aug 10 |
Jul 28 |
125° |
341° |
-30° |
35 |
3.2 |
5 |
South. delta-Aquarids (SDA) |
Jul 12-Aug 19 |
Jul 28 |
125° |
339° |
-16° |
41 |
3.2 |
20 |
alpha-Capricornids (CAP) |
Jul 03-Aug 15 |
Jul 30 |
127° |
307° |
-10° |
23 |
2.5 |
4 |
South. iota-Aquarids (SIA) |
Jul 25-Aug 15 |
Aug 04 |
132° |
334° |
-15° |
34 |
2.9 |
2 |
North. dleta-Aquarids (NDA) |
Jul 15-Aug 25 |
Aug 08 |
136° |
335° |
-05° |
42 |
3.4 |
4 |
Perseids (PER) |
Jul 17-Aug 24 |
Aug 12 |
140° |
46° |
+58° |
59 |
2.6 |
100 |
kappa-Cygnids (KCG) |
Aug 03-Aug 25 |
Aug 17 |
145° |
286° |
+59° |
25 |
3.0 |
3 |
North. iota-Aquarids (NIA) |
Aug 11-Aug 31 |
Aug 19 |
147° |
327° |
-06° |
31 |
3.2 |
3 |
alpha-Aurigids (AUR) |
Aug 25-Sep 08 |
Sep 01 |
158°6 |
84° |
+42° |
66 |
2.6 |
7 |
delta-Aurigids (DAU) |
Sep 05-Oct 10 |
Sep 09 |
166°7 |
60° |
+47° |
64 |
2.9 |
5 |
Piscids (SPI) |
Sep 01-Sep 30 |
Sep 19 |
177° |
5° |
-01° |
26 |
3.0 |
3 |
Draconids (GIA) |
Oct 06-Oct 10 |
Oct 08 |
195°4 |
262° |
+54° |
20 |
2.6 |
var |
epsilon-Geminids (EGE) |
Oct 14-Oct 27 |
Oct 18 |
205° |
102° |
+27° |
70 |
3.0 |
2 |
Orionids (ORI) |
Oct 02-Nov 07 |
Oct 21 |
208° |
95° |
+16° |
66 |
2.5 |
23 |
Southern Taurids (STA) |
Oct 01-Nov 25 |
Nov 05 |
223° |
52° |
+13° |
27 |
2.3 |
5 |
Northern Taurids (NTA) |
Oct 01-Nov 25 |
Nov 12 |
230° |
58° |
+22° |
29 |
2.3 |
5 |
Leonids (LEO) |
Nov 14-Nov 21 |
Nov 17 |
235°27 |
153° |
+22° |
71 |
2.5 |
20+ |
alpha-Monocerotids (AMO) |
Nov 15-Nov 25 |
Nov 21 |
239°32 |
117° |
+01° |
65 |
2.4 |
var |
chi-Orionids (XOR) |
Nov 26-Dec 15 |
Dec 02 |
250° |
82° |
+23° |
28 |
3.0 |
3 |
Dec Phoenicids (PHO) |
Nov 28-Dec 09 |
Dec 06 |
254°25 |
18° |
-53° |
18 |
2.8 |
var |
Puppid/Velids (PUP) |
Dec 01-Dec 15 |
(Dec 07) |
(255°) |
123° |
-45° |
40 |
2.9 |
10 |
Monocerotids (MON) |
Nov 27-Dec 17 |
Dec 09 |
257° |
100° |
+08° |
42 |
3.0 |
3 |
sigma-Hydrids (HYD) |
Dec 03-Dec 15 |
Dec 12 |
260° |
127° |
+02° |
58 |
3.0 |
2 |
Geminids (GEM) |
Dec 07-Dec 17 |
Dec 14 |
262°2 |
112° |
+33° |
35 |
2.6 |
120 |
Coma Berenicids (COM) |
Dec 12-Jan 23 |
Dec 19 |
268° |
175° |
+25° |
65 |
3.0 |
5 |
Ursids (URS) |
Dec 17-Dec 26 |
Dec 22 |
270°7 |
217° |
+76° |
33 |
3.0 |
10 |
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