December Phoenicinids

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Meteor
shower December Phoenicinids
activity
Beginning November 28th
maximum 2. December
The End 9th of December
Radian position
RA 112001 h 12 m
DE 1470000−53 ° 0 ′ 0 ″
ZHR variable
Population index 2.8
geocentric
speed
18 km / s

The December Phoenicinids are a meteor shower that can not be observed from Central European latitudes . The December Phoenicinids are active between November 28th and December 9th and have their maximum on December 2nd. The comet P / Blanplain is considered to be the mother body.

This meteor shower has a variable ZHR , which is usually 3 meteors per hour. However, brief bursts of activity of up to 100 meteors per hour have been observed in a few years.

Individual evidence

  1. IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2020 , accessed April 16, 2020