| Name |
Max |
Limits |
Rate/Hour |
RA |
Dec |
Comet |
Remarks |
| Quadrantids |
04-Jan |
Jan 1-5 |
100 |
15h 28m |
50° |
|
Average speeds |
| Chi Cygnids |
17-Jan |
|
|
19h 40m |
53° |
|
Slow, evanescent trails |
| Alpha Aurigids |
05-Feb |
|
|
5h 00m |
41° |
|
Very slow, fireballs |
| Delta Leonids |
05-Feb |
|
|
|
|
|
Average speeds |
| Zeta Bootids |
10-Mar |
|
|
14h 32m |
12° |
|
Fast, persistent trails |
| Sigma Leonids |
21-Mar |
|
|
|
|
|
Average speeds |
| April Lyrids |
22-Apr |
Apr 19-24 |
14 |
18h 16m |
34° |
Thatcher |
Fast, bright, persistent trails |
| Eta Aquarids |
05-May |
May 1-8 |
18 |
22h 25m |
0° |
Halley |
|
| Gamma Aquarids |
05-May |
|
|
22h 24m |
0° |
|
Very fast, long trails |
| Zeta Herculids |
11-May |
|
|
16h 28m |
28° |
|
Fast; white |
| Tau Herculids |
19-May |
|
|
|
|
|
Slow |
| Eta Pegasids |
30-May |
|
|
22h 12m |
27° |
|
Very fast, persistent trails |
| Gamma Draconids |
01-Jun |
|
|
17h 56m |
48° |
|
Slow, evanescent trails |
| Alpha Scorpiids |
02-Jun |
|
|
16h 52m |
-22° |
|
Very slow, fireballs |
| June Lyrids |
16-Jun |
Jun 10-21 |
10 |
18h 32m |
35° |
|
Blue, persistent trails |
| Ophiuchids |
20-Jun |
Jun 17-26 |
15 |
17h 20m |
-20° |
|
|
| Iota Draconids |
27-Jun |
|
|
15h 12m |
57° |
|
Very slow |
| Beta Taurids |
30-Jun |
|
|
5h 41m |
19° |
Encke |
|
| Alpha Cygnids |
01-Jul |
|
|
21h 00m |
48° |
|
Fast, long trails |
| Alpha/Beta Perseids |
23-Jul |
|
|
3h 12m |
43° |
Swift-Tuttle |
Very fast |
| Capricornids |
25-Jul |
Jul 10-Aug 5 |
15 |
21h 0m |
-15° |
|
|
| S.Delta Aquarids |
29-Jul |
Jul 15-Aug 15 |
36/2 |
22h 36m |
-17° |
|
Slow, double radiant |
| N.Delta Aquarids |
29-Jul |
Jul 15-Aug 15 |
36/2 |
22h 36m |
0° |
|
Slow, double radiant |
| Alpha Capricornids |
01-Aug |
Jul 15-Aug 25 |
10 |
20h 16m |
-12° |
|
Yellow fireballs |
| Lacertids |
01-Aug |
|
|
22h 08m |
49° |
|
Average speeds, short |
| S.Iota Aquarids |
05-Aug |
Jul 15-Aug 25 |
13/2 |
22h 32m |
-15° |
|
Double radiant |
| N.Iota Aquarids |
05-Aug |
Jul 15-Aug 25 |
13/2 |
22h 04m |
-6° |
|
Double radiant |
| Kappa Cygnids |
20-Aug |
Aug 18-22 |
10 |
19h 29m |
55° |
|
Bright, exploding fireballs |
| Chi Cygnids |
10-Aug |
|
|
19h 20m |
54° |
|
Average speeds, bright |
| Perseids |
12-Aug |
Jul 25-Aug 18 |
70 |
3h 04m |
58° |
|
Very fast |
| Alpha Aurigids |
12-Aug |
|
|
4h 56m |
42° |
|
Very fast, persistent trails |
| Kappa Cygnids |
20-Aug |
Aug 18-22 |
10 |
19h 20m |
55° |
|
Bright, exploding fireballs |
| Omicron Draconids |
21-Aug |
|
|
19h 24m |
60° |
|
Very slow, max. in 1879 |
| Zeta Draconids |
21-Aug |
|
|
17h 32m |
62° |
|
Rather slow, bright |
| S. Piscids |
31-Aug |
|
|
|
|
|
Average speeds |
| Epsilon Perseids |
07-Sep |
|
|
4h 04m |
35° |
|
Fast, persistent trails |
| N. Taurids |
19-Sep |
|
|
|
|
|
Average speeds |
| N. Piscids |
25-Sep |
|
|
|
|
|
Average speeds |
| Annual Andromedids |
25-Sep |
|
|
|
|
|
Slow |
| Epsilon Arietids |
12-Oct |
|
|
2h 48m |
21° |
|
Very slow, fireballs |
| Orionids |
21-Oct |
Oct 16-27 |
35 |
6h 20m |
15° |
Halley |
Fast |
| Epsilon Taurids |
30-Oct |
|
|
4h 16m |
22° |
|
Slow, fireballs |
| E Taurids |
01-Nov |
Oct 10-Dec 5 |
16 |
3h 32m |
14° |
Encke |
Slow, bright |
| Andromedids |
17-Nov |
|
|
1h 40m |
43° |
|
Very slow |
| Leonids |
18-Nov |
Nov 14-20 |
|
10h 08m |
22° |
Tempel-Tuttle |
Very fast |
| Phoenicids |
05-Dec |
05-Dec |
25 |
01h 00m |
-55° |
|
|
| Coma Berenicids |
12-Dec |
|
|
|
|
|
Extremely fast |
| Geminids |
14-Dec |
Dec 7-15 |
|
7h 32m |
32° |
|
Average speeds |
| Ursids |
23-Dec |
Dec 17-24 |
18 |
14h 28m |
76° |
Tuttle |
Average speeds |
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