METEOR SHOWERS FOR 2010
International
Meteor Organization
|
Shower |
Main Activity Period |
Shower Maximum |
V∞ |
ZHR |
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|
Date |
R.A | Dec. | ||||
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Nov 26 - Sep 24 |
March - April |
Varies |
30 |
4 |
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Dec 28 - Jan 12 |
January 3 |
230° | +49° |
41 |
120 |
|
|
Jan 28 - Feb 21 |
February 8 |
210° | -59° |
56 |
6 |
|
|
Feb 25 - Mar 22 |
March 14 |
239° | -50° |
56 |
6 |
|
|
Apr 16 - Apr 25 |
April 22 |
271° | +34° |
49 |
18 |
|
|
Apr 15 - Apr 28 |
April 23 |
110° | -45° |
18 |
Varies |
|
|
Apr 19 - May 28 |
May 6 |
338° | -01° |
66 |
85 |
|
|
May 03 - May 12 |
May 9 |
287° | +44° |
44 |
3 |
|
|
Jun 22 - Jul 02 |
June 27 |
224° | +48° |
18 |
Varies |
|
|
Jul 15 - Aug 10 |
July 28 |
341° | -30° |
35 |
5 |
|
|
Jul 12 - Aug 19 |
July 28 |
339° | -16° |
41 |
16 |
|
|
Jul 03 - Aug 15 |
July 30 |
307° | -10° |
23 |
5 |
|
|
Jul 17 - Aug 24 |
August 12 |
48° | +58° |
59 |
100 |
|
|
Aug 03 - Aug 25 |
August 18 |
286° | +59° |
25 |
3 |
|
|
Aug 25 - Sep 08 |
September 1 |
84° | +42° |
66 |
6 |
|
|
Sep 05 - Sep 17 |
September 9 |
60° | +47° |
64 |
5 |
|
|
Sep 18 - Oct 10 |
September 29 |
82° | +49° |
64 |
2 |
|
|
Oct 06 - Oct 10 |
October 8 |
262° | +54° |
20 |
Varies |
|
|
Oct 14 - Oct 27 |
October 18 |
102° | +27° |
70 |
3 |
|
|
Oct 02 - Nov 07 |
October 21 |
95° | +16° |
66 |
30 |
|
|
Oct 19 - Oct 27 |
October 23 |
161° | +38° |
62 |
2 |
|
|
Sep 25 - Nov 25 |
November 5 |
52° | +15° |
27 |
5 |
|
|
Sep 25 - Nov 25 |
November 12 |
58° | +22° |
29 |
5 |
|
|
Nov 10 - Nov 23 |
November 17 |
152° | +22° |
71 |
20 |
|
|
Nov 15 - Nov 25 |
November 21 |
117° | +01° |
65 |
Varies |
|
|
Nov 28 - Dec 09 |
December 6 |
18° | -53° |
18 |
Varies |
|
|
Dec 01 - Dec 15 |
December 7 |
123° | -45° |
40 |
10 |
|
|
Nov 27 - Dec 17 |
December 9 |
100° | +08° |
42 |
2 |
|
|
Dec 03 - Dec 15 |
December 12 |
127° | +02° |
58 |
3 |
|
|
Dec 07 - Dec 17 |
December 14 |
112° | +33° |
35 |
120 |
|
|
Dec 05 - Jan 31 |
December 20 |
161° |
+30° |
65 |
5 |
|
|
Dec 17 - Dec 26 |
December 22 |
217° | +76° |
33 |
10 |
|
|
Dec 12 - Jan 23 |
December 29 |
185° | +21° |
65 |
5 |
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V∞: Atmospheric or apparent meteoric velocity, given in km/s. Velocities range from about 11 km/s (very slow) to 72 km/s (very fast). 40 km/s is roughly medium speed.
ZHR: Zenithal Hourly Rate, a calculated maximum number of meteors an ideal observer would see in perfectly clear skies with the shower radiant overhead. This figure is given in terms of meteors per hour. Where meteor activity persisted at a high level for less than an hour, or where observing circumstances were very poor, an estimated ZHR (EZHR) is used, which is less accurate than the normal ZHR.