Leo Minorids

Leo Minorids is a weak meteor shower that takes place from October 19 till October 27 each year.[1] With a weak moon the meteor shower may be visible with the naked eye, however this meteor shower is best observed only from the Northern Hemisphere with telescopic plotting.[2] This meteor shower is linked to comet C/1739 K1 an radiates from the contellation Leo Minor, which is a faint constellation north of Leo.[3] The meteor shower often only produces 2 meteors an hour.[4]

Year Leo Minorids active between Peak of shower
2008 Oct 17 – 27 October 24 (ZHRmax 2)[4]
2009 Oct 19 – 27 October 23 predicted (ZHRmax 2)[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2009: Contents: October to December: Leo Minorids". March 10, 2009. http://www.imo.net/calendar/2009#lmi. 
  2. ^ "IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2009". The International Meteor Organization. 1997-2009. http://www.imo.net/calendar/2009#lmi. Retrieved October 22, 2009. 
  3. ^ a b "Leo Minorids fact sheet - Astronomia.org". http://www.astronomia.org/shower?la=en&s=LMI. Retrieved October 22, 2009. 
  4. ^ a b "In the Sky this Month – October 2008 – the Transient Sky – Comets, Asteroids, Meteors". the Transient Sky. http://transientsky.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/in-the-sky-this-month-october-2008/. Retrieved October 22, 2009.