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ANNUAL
METEOR SHOWERS
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| Shower | Activity Range | Max | Associated Comet or Asteroid | Peak ZHR | Radiant Position | ||
| R.A. | Dec. | ||||||
| Quadrantids | Jan 01 - Jan 06 | Jan 03 | Comet 96P/Macholz |
100
|
15h 28m | +50° | |
| Alpha Aurigids | Jan 01 - Feb 28 | Feb 06 - 09 |
10
|
04h 56m | +43° | ||
| Virginids | Mar 01 - Apr 30 | Apr 12 |
5
|
14h 04m | -09° | ||
| Lyrids | Apr 19 - Apr 25 | Apr 21 | Comet Thatcher 1861 I |
10 -15
|
18h 08m | +32° | |
| Eta Aquarids | Apr 24 - May 20 | May 05 | Comet P/Halley |
35
|
22h 20m | -01° | |
| Alpha Scorpids | Apr 20 - May 19 | Apr 28 |
5
|
16h 32m | -24° | ||
| Ophiuchids | May 01 - June 30 | Jun 09 |
5
|
17h 56m | -23° | ||
| Alpha Cygnids | Jun 01 - Aug 31 | Jul 21 |
5
|
21h 00m | +48° | ||
| Capricornids | Jul 05 - Aug 20 | Jul 08 |
5
|
20h 44m | -15° | ||
| Alpha Capricornids | Jul 15 - Aug 20 | Aug 02 | Comet P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova |
5
|
20h 36m | -10° | |
| Delta Aquarids | Jul 15 - Aug 20 | Jul 29 |
20 - 25
|
22h 36m | -17° | ||
| Iona Aquarids | Jul 01 - Aug 31 | Aug 06 |
10
|
22h 10m | -15° | ||
| Piscis Australids | Jul 01 - Aug 31 | Jul 31 |
5
|
22h 40m | -30° | ||
| Perseids | Jul 25 - Aug 20 | Aug 12 | Comet P/Swift-Tuttle |
80
|
03h 04m | +58° | |
| Alpha Aurigids | Aug 01 - Oct 31 | Aug 28 |
10
|
04h 56m | +43° | ||
| Piscids | Sep 01 - Oct 31 | Sep 08 |
10
|
00h 36m | +07° | ||
| Orionids | Oct 15 - Nov 02 | Oct 21 | Comet P/Halley |
30
|
06h 24m | +15° | |
| Taurids | Oct 15 - Nov 25 | Nov 03 | Comet P/Encke |
10
|
03h 44m | +14° | |
| Leonids | Nov 15 - Nov 20 | Nov 17 | Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle |
10
|
10h 08m | +22° | |
| Geminids | Dec 07 - Dec 15 | Dec 13 | Asteroid (3200) Phaethon |
120
|
07h 28m | +32° | |
| Ursids | Dec 19 - Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Comet P/Tuttle |
5
|
14h 28m | +78° | |
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