June lyrids

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Meteor shower
June Lyrids
activity
Beginning June 11th
maximum June 16
The End June 21st
Radian position
RA 18320018 h 32 m
DE + 35 °
ZHR variable
Population index 3.0
geocentric
speed
31 km / s

The June Lyrids are a meteor shower that can be observed from Central Europe and was first observed in 1966.

The radian of the June Lyrids lies in the constellation Lyra , a few degrees south of the main star Vega . Usually this current has a low meteor rate of less than 5 meteors per hour, but increased rates have also been observed in the past. Most recently, in 1996, several observers independently of one another observed an increased rate.

Individual evidence

  1. IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2007
  2. IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2004
  3. www.astronomie.de ( Memento from March 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive )