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1 | ; Meteor showers |
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3 | Name | Maximum | Limits | Hourly rate | Radiant... | Right ascension | Declination | From comet | Remarks |
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5 | Quadrantids | 4-Jan | January 1-5 | 100 | | 15h 28m | 50░ | | Average speeds |
6 | Chi Cygnids | 17-Jan | | | | 19h 40m | 53░ | | Slow, evanescent trails |
7 | Alpha Aurigids | 5-Feb | | | | 5h 00m | 41░ | | Very slow, fireballs |
8 | Delta Leonids | 5-Feb | | | | | | | Average speeds |
9 | Zeta Bootids | 10-Mar | | | | 14h 32m | 12░ | | Fast, persistent trails |
10 | Sigma Leonids | 21-Mar | | | | | | | Average speeds |
11 | April Lyrids | 22-Apr | April 19-24 | 14 | | 18h 16m | 34░ | Thatcher | Fast, bright, persistent trails |
12 | Eta Aquarids | 5-May | May 1-8 | 18 | | 22h 25m | 0░ | Halley | |
13 | Gamma Aquarids | 5-May | | | | 22h 24m | 0░ | | Very fast, long trails |
14 | Zeta Herculids | 11-May | | | | 16h 28m | 28░ | | Fast; white |
15 | Tau Herculids | 19-May | | | | | | | Slow |
16 | Eta Pegasids | 30-May | | | | 22h 12m | 27░ | | Very fast, persistent trails |
17 | Gamma Draconids | 1-Jun | | | | 17h 56m | 48░ | | Slow, evanescent trails |
18 | Alpha Scorpiids | 2-Jun | | | | 16h 52m | -22░ | | Very slow, fireballs |
19 | June Lyrids | 16-Jun | June 10-21 | 10 | | 18h 32m | 35░ | | Blue, persistent trails |
20 | Ophiuchids | 20-Jun | June 17-26 | 15 | | 17h 20m | -20░ | | |
21 | Iota Draconids | 27-Jun | | | | 15h 12m | 57░ | | Very slow |
22 | Beta Taurids | 30-Jun | | | | 5h 41m | 19░ | Encke | |
23 | Alpha Cygnids | 1-Jul | | | | 21h 00m | 48░ | | Fast, long trails |
24 | Alpha/Beta Perseids | 23-Jul | | | | 3h 12m | 43░ | Swift-Tuttle | Very fast |
25 | Capricornids | 25-Jul | July 10-August 5 | 15 | | 21h 0m | -15░ | | |
26 | S.Delta Aquarids | 29-Jul | July 15-August 15 | 36/2 | | 22h 36m | -17░ | | Slow, double radiant |
27 | N.Delta Aquarids | 29-Jul | July 15-August 15 | 36/2 | | 22h 36m | 0░ | | Slow, double radiant |
28 | Alpha Capricornids | 1-Aug | July 15-August 25 | 10 | | 20h 16m | -12░ | | Yellow fireballs |
29 | Lacertids | 1-Aug | | | | 22h 08m | 49░ | | Average speeds, short |
30 | S.Iota Aquarids | 5-Aug | July 15-August 25 | 13/2 | | 22h 32m | -15░ | | Double radiant |
31 | N.Iota Aquarids | 5-Aug | July 15-August 25 | 13/2 | | 22h 04m | -6░ | | Double radiant |
32 | Kappa Cygnids | 20-Aug | August 18-22 | 10 | | 19h 29m | 55░ | | Bright, exploding fireballs |
33 | Chi Cygnids | 10-Aug | | | | 19h 20m | 54░ | | Average speeds, bright |
34 | Perseids | 12-Aug | July 25-August 18 | 70 | | 3h 04m | 58░ | | Very fast |
35 | Alpha Aurigids | 12-Aug | | | | 4h 56m | 42░ | | Very fast, persistent trails |
36 | Kappa Cygnids | 20-Aug | August 18-22 | 10 | | 19h 20m | 55░ | | Bright, exploding fireballs |
37 | Omicron Draconids | 21-Aug | | | | 19h 24m | 60░ | | Very slow, max. in 1879 |
38 | Zeta Draconids | 21-Aug | | | | 17h 32m | 62░ | | Rather slow, bright |
39 | S. Piscids | 31-Aug | | | | | | | Average speeds |
40 | Epsilon Perseids | 7-Sep | | | | 4h 04m | 35░ | | Fast, persistent trails |
41 | N. Taurids | 19-Sep | | | | | | | Average speeds |
42 | N. Piscids | 25-Sep | | | | | | | Average speeds |
43 | Annual Andromedids | 25-Sep | | | | | | | Slow |
44 | Epsilon Arietids | 12-Oct | | | | 2h 48m | 21░ | | Very slow, fireballs |
45 | Orionids | 21-Oct | October 16-27 | 35 | | 6h 20m | 15░ | Halley | Fast |
46 | Epsilon Taurids | 30-Oct | | | | 4h 16m | 22░ | | Slow, fireballs |
47 | E Taurids | 1-Nov | October 10-December 5 | 16 | | 3h 32m | 14░ | Encke | Slow, bright |
48 | Andromedids | 17-Nov | | | | 1h 40m | 43░ | | Very slow |
49 | Leonids | 18-Nov | November 14-20 | | | 10h 08m | 22░ | Tempel-Tuttle | Very fast |
50 | Phoenicids | 5-Dec | 5-Dec | 25 | | 01h 00m | -55░ | | |
51 | Coma Berenicids | 12-Dec | | | | | | | Extremely fast |
52 | Geminids | 14-Dec | December 7-15 | | | 7h 32m | 32░ | | Average speeds |
53 | Ursids | 23-Dec | December 17-24 | 18 | | 14h 28m | 76░ | Tuttle | Average speeds
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