Alpha monocerotids
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Meteor shower alpha monocerotides |
|
|---|---|
| activity | |
| Beginning | 15th of November |
| maximum | 21st November |
| The End | 25. November |
| Radian position | |
| RA | 7h 48m |
| DE | + 1 ° |
| ZHR | variable |
| Population index | 2.4 |
| geocentric speed |
65 km / s |
The radiant of the Alpha-Monocerotiden meteor shower is located approx. 5 ° south-east of Prokyon . Usually 5 meteors per hour can be observed in the maximum of the alpha monocerotides. However, in 1925, 1935, 1985 and 1995 increased activity of several hundred meteors per hour was sighted.
Individual evidence
- ↑ IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2020 , accessed April 16, 2020