December Phoenicinids
Meteor shower December Phoenicinids |
|
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activity | |
Beginning | November 28th |
maximum | 2. December |
The End | 9th of December |
Radian position | |
RA | 1 h 12 m |
DE | −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
- ↑ IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2020 , accessed April 16, 2020