List of meteor showers
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| Name | Dates | Peak date | Right Ascension | Declination | Velocity km/s | ZHR | Rating |
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| 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 |
| Pisces 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 5 | Sep 1 | 05:36 | +42 | 66 | 10 | 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 |
| Phoenicinids | 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 |
