METEOR SHOWERS FOR 2012
International
Meteor Organization
|
Shower |
Main Activity Period |
Shower Maximum |
V∞ |
ZHR |
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|
Date (UT) |
R.A | Dec. | ||||
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Dec 10 - Sep 10 |
March - April |
Varies |
30 |
4 |
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|
Dec 28 - Jan 12 |
January 04 |
230° | +49° |
41 |
120 |
|
|
Jan 28 - Feb 21 |
February 08 |
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 05 |
338° | -01° |
66 |
70 |
|
|
May 03 - May 14 |
May 08 |
287° | +44° |
43 |
3 |
|
|
Jun 22 - Jul 02 |
June 27 |
224° | +48° |
18 |
Varies |
|
|
Jul 15 - Aug 10 |
July 27 |
341° | -30° |
35 |
5 |
|
|
Jul 12 - Aug 23 |
July 29 |
340° | -16° |
41 |
16 |
|
|
Jul 03 - Aug 15 |
July 29 |
307° | -10° |
23 |
5 |
|
|
Jul 17 - Aug 24 |
August 12 |
48° | +58° |
59 |
100 |
|
|
Aug 03 - Aug 25 |
August 17 |
286° | +59° |
25 |
3 |
|
|
Aug 28 - Sep 05 |
August 31 |
91° | +39° |
66 |
6 |
|
|
Sep 05 - Sep 21 |
September 09 |
48° | +40° |
64 |
5 |
|
|
Oct 06 - Oct 10 |
October 08 |
262° | +54° |
20 |
Varies |
|
|
Sep 10 - Nov 20 |
October 10 |
32° | +09° |
27 |
5 |
|
|
Oct 10 - Oct 18 |
October 11 |
84° | +44° |
64 |
2 |
|
|
Oct 14 - Oct 27 |
October 18 |
102° | +27° |
70 |
3 |
|
|
Oct 02 - Nov 07 |
October 21 |
95° | +16° |
66 |
25 |
|
|
Oct 19 - Oct 27 |
October 24 |
162° | +37° |
62 |
2 |
|
|
Oct 20 - Dec 10 |
November 12 |
58° | +22° |
29 |
5 |
|
|
Nov 06 - Nov 30 |
November 17 |
152° | +22° |
71 |
15 |
|
|
Nov 15 - Nov 25 |
November 21 |
117° | +01° |
65 |
Varies |
|
|
Nov 28 - Dec 09 |
December 06 |
18° | -53° |
18 |
Varies |
|
|
Dec 01 - Dec 15 |
December 06 |
123° | -45° |
40 |
10 |
|
|
Nov 27 - Dec 17 |
December 08 |
100° | +08° |
42 |
2 |
|
|
Dec 03 - Dec 15 |
December 11 |
127° | +02° |
58 |
3 |
|
|
Dec 07 - Dec 17 |
December 13 |
112° | +33° |
35 |
120 |
|
|
Dec 12 - Dec 23 |
December 15 |
175° | +18° |
65 |
3 |
|
|
Dec 05 - Feb 04 |
December 19 |
161° |
+30° |
64 |
5 |
|
|
Dec 17 - Dec 26 |
December 23 |
217° | +76° |
33 |
10 |
|
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.