LIST OF METEOR SHOWERS

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Table of meteor showers

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Table of meteor showers

Name	Dates	Peak date	Right ascension	Declination	Velocity km/s	ZHR	Rating
Quadrantids	Jan 1-Jan 5	Jan 3	15:20	+49	41	120	Strong
Gamma Velids	Jan 1-Jan 15	Jan 5	08:20	-47	35	2	Weak
Alpha Crucids	Jan 6-Jan 28	Jan 15	12:48	-63	50	3	Weak
Delta Cancrids	Jan 1-Jan 31	Jan 17	08:40	+20	28	4	Medium
Alpha Hydrids	Jan 5-Feb 14	Jan 19	08:52	-11	44	2	Weak
Eta Carinids	Jan 14-Jan 27	Jan 21	10:40	-59		2	Weak
Alpha Carinids	Jan 24-Feb 9	Jan 30	06:20	-54	25	2	Weak
Delta Velids	Jan 22-Feb 21	Feb 5	08:44	-52	35	1	Weak
Alpha Centaurids	Jan 28-Feb 21	Feb 7	14:00	-59	56	6	Medium
Omicron Centaurids	Jan 31-Feb 19	Feb 11	11:48	-56	51	2	Weak
Theta Centaurids	Jan 23-Mar 12	Feb 21	14:00	-41	60	4	Weak
February Leonids	Feb 1-Feb 28	several	11:00	+06	30	5	Medium
Delta Leonids	Feb 15-Mar 10	Feb 24	11:12	+16	23	2	Medium
Gamma Normids	Feb 25-Mar 22	Mar 13	16:36	-51	56	8	Medium
Virginids	Mar 1-Apr 15	several	13:00	-04	30	5	Medium
Delta Pavonids	Mar 11-Apr 16	Mar 30	13:00	-65	31	5	Weak
Librids	Apr 15-Apr 30	several	15:12	-18	30	5	Medium
Lyrids	Apr 15-Apr 28	Apr 22	18:04	+34	49	15	Strong
Pi Puppids	Apr 15-Apr 28	Apr 23	07:20	-45	18	variable	Irregular
Alpha Bootids	Apr 14-May 12	Apr 28	14:32	+19	20	2	Weak
Mu Virginids	Apr 1-May 12	Apr 29	15:08	-07	30	2	Weak
Omega Capricornids	Apr 19-May 15	May 2	21:00	-22	50	2	Weak
Eta Aquarids	Apr 19-May 28	May 6	22:32	-01	66	60	Strong
Alpha Scorpiids	May 1-May 31	May 16	16:12	-21	35	5	Medium
Beta Corona Austrinids	Apr 23-May 30	May 16	18:56	-40	45	3	Weak
Omega Scorpiids	May 23-Jun 15	Jun 2	15:56	-20	21	5	Weak
Arietids	May 22-Jul 2	Jun 7	02:56	+24	38	54	Strong
Sagittarids	Jun 1-Jul 15	Jun 19	18:16	-23	30	5	Medium
Tau Cetids	Jun 18-Jul 4	Jun 27	01:36	-12	66	4	Weak
June Bootids	Jun 28-Jun 28	Jun 28	14:36	+49	14	variable	Irregular
Tau Aquarids	Jun 19-Jul 5	Jun 28	22:48	-12	63	7	Weak
Theta Ophiuchids	Jun 4-Jul 15	Jun 29	16:36	-15	29	2	Weak
July Pegasids	Jul 7-Jul 13	Jul 10	22:40	+15	70	3	Medium
July Phoenicids	Jul 10-Jul 16	Jul 13	02:08	-48	47	variable	Irregular
Alpha Cygnids	Jul 11-Jul 30	Jul 18	20:20	+47	37	2	Weak
Sigma Capricornids	Jul 15-Aug 11	Jul 20	20:28	-15	30	5	Weak
Piscis Austrinids	Jul 15-Aug 10	Jul 28	22:44	-30	35	5	Medium
South Delta Aquarids	Jul 12-Aug 19	Jul 28	22:36	-16	41	20	Strong
Alpha Capricornids	Jul 3-Aug 15	Jul 30	20:28	-10	23	4	Medium
South Iota Aquarids	Jul 25-Aug 15	Aug 4	22:16	-15	34	2	Medium
North Delta Aquarids	Jul 15-Aug 25	Aug 8	22:20	-05	42	4	Medium
Perseids	Jul 17-Aug 24	Aug 12	03:04	+58	59	90	Strong
Kappa Cygnids	Aug 3-Aug 25	Aug 17	19:04	+59	25	3	Medium
North Iota Aquarids	Aug 11-Aug 31	Aug 20	21:48	-06	31	3	Medium
Pi Eridanids	Aug 20-Sep 5	Aug 25	03:28	-15	59	4	Weak
Gamma Doradids	Aug 19-Sep 6	Aug 28	04:36	-50	41	5	Weak
Alpha Aurigids	Aug 25-Sep 8	Sep 1	05:36	+42	66	7	Medium
September Perseids	Sep 5-Oct 10	Sep 8	04:00	+47	64	6	Medium
Aries-triangulids	Sep 9-Sep 16	Sep 12	02:00	+29	35	3	Weak
Piscids	Sep 1-Sep 30	Sep 20	00:32	00	26	3	Medium
Kappa Aquarids	Sep 8-Sep 30	Sep 20	22:36	-02	16	3	Weak
October Arietids	Oct 1-Oct 31	Oct 8	02:08	+08	28	5	Medium
Giacobinids	Oct 6-Oct 10	Oct 8	17:28	+54	20	variable	Irregular
Delta Aurigids	Sep 22-Oct 23	Oct 10	05:40	+52	64	6	Medium
Epsilon Geminids	Oct 14-Oct 27	Oct 18	06:56	+27	71	2	Medium
Orionids	Oct 2-Nov 7	Oct 21	06:20	+16	66	20	Strong
Leo Minorids	Oct 21-Oct 23	Oct 22	10:48	+37	62	2	Weak
Southern Taurids	Nov 1-Nov 25	Nov 5	03:28	+13	27	5	Medium
Delta Eridanids	Nov 6-Nov 29	Nov 10	03:52	-09	31	2	Weak
Northern Taurids	Nov 1-Nov 25	Nov 12	03:52	+22	29	5	Medium
Zeta Puppids	Nov 2-Dec 20	Nov 13	07:48	-42	41	3	Weak
Leonids	Nov 14-Nov 21	Nov 17	10:12	+22	71	variable	Irregular
Alpha Monocerotids	Nov 15-Nov 25	Nov 21	07:20	+03	60	variable	Irregular
Chi Orionids	Nov 25-Dec 31	Dec 2	05:28	+23	28	3	Medium
Phoenicids	Nov 28-Dec 9	Dec 6	01:12	-53	18	variable	Irregular
Monocerotids	Nov 27-Dec 17	Dec 9	06:48	+08	43	3	Medium
Sigma Hydrids	Dec 3-Dec 15	Dec 12	08:28	+02	58	2	Medium
Puppid-velids	Dec 2-Dec 16	Dec 12	09:00	-46	40	4	Medium
Geminids	Dec 7-Dec 17	Dec 14	07:28	+33	35	120	Strong
Coma Berenicids	Dec 12-Jan 23	Dec 20	11:40	+25	65	5	Medium
Ursids	Dec 17-Dec 26	Dec 22	14:28	+76	33	10	Strong

Note

This list of meteor streams and peak activity times are based on data from the International Meteor Organization while most of the parent body associations are from Gary Kronk's book, ''Meteor Showers': A Description Catalog'', Enslow Publishers, New Jersey, ISBN 0-89490-071-4, and from Peter Jennisken's book, "Meteor Showers and Their Parent Comets", Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, ISBN 13-978-0-521-85349-1.

See also

★ Meteor showers

External links

★ ALPO meteor showers list

★ SPA meteor showers list

★ International Meteor Organization meteor shower calendar