List of meteor showers
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[edit] Table of meteor showers
| Name | Dates | Peak dates | Right ascension | Declination | Speed (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 |
[edit] Note
This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is 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.
