List of meteor streams

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This list contains meteor streams that recur every year . The observed fall rate of falling stars is usually highest just before dawn , when the observer is on the front of the earth's movement around the sun. The highest possible fall rate is called the Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR) and refers to optimal conditions ( radians close to the zenith , very dark sky with a visual limit of stars up to 6.5 mag ).

Outside of the maximum there are usually only a few meteors per hour. The ZHR of some meteor streams is highly variable, which is related to the current position of the generating comet relative to the earth's orbit, or to the variable density of its dust particles.

Surname date maximum Right ascension declination Speed
in km / s
maximum ZHR rate
Quadrantids December 28th to January 12th January 4th 15:20 +49 41 ~ 110 Strong
Gamma Veliden January 1st to 15th January 5th 08:20 −47 35 002 Weak
Alpha crucids January 6th to 28th 15. January 12:48 −63 50 003 Weak
Delta-Cancriden 1 January 1st to 31st January 17th 08:40 +20 28 004th medium
Gamma Ursa Minorids January 10-22 January 19th 15:12 +67 31 003 Weak
Alpha hydrids January 5th to February 14th January 19th 08:52 −11 44 002 Weak
Eta-carinids January 14-27 21th January 10:40 −59   002 Weak
Alpha carinids January 24th to February 9th January 30th 06:20 −54 25th 002 Weak
Delta Veliden January 22nd to February 21st February 5th 08:44 −52 35 001 Weak
Alpha Centaurids January 31st to February 20th February 8 14:00 −59 56 006th medium
Omicron Centaurids January 31st to February 19th February 11th 11:48 −56 51 002 Weak
Theta Centaurids January 23rd to March 12th 21st of February 14:00 −41 60 004th Weak
February Leonids February 1st to 28th (several) 11:00 +06 30th 005 medium
Delta Leonids February 15 to March 10 February 25 11:12 +16 23 002 medium
Gamma normids February 25th to March 28th the 14th of March 15:56 −50 56 006th medium
Virginids 1 March 1st to April 15th (several) 13:00 −04 30th 005 medium
Delta Pavonids March 11th to April 16th March 30 20:30 −63 60 005 Weak
Librids April 15-30 (several) 15:12 −18 30th 005 medium
Lyrids April 14-30 April 22 18:04 +34 49 018th Strong
Pi-puppids April 15-28 April 23 07:20 −45 18th Variable Irregular
Alpha bootids April 14th to May 12th April 28 14:32 +19 20th 002 Weak
Mu-Virginids April 1st to May 12th April 29 15:08 −07 30th 002 Weak
Omega capricornids April 19 to May 15 2.May 21:00 −22 50 002 Weak
Eta-Aquariids April 19 to May 28 5th of May 22:32 −01 66 050 Strong
Eta-lyrids May 3-14 8th of May 19:08 +44 43 003 Weak
Alpha Scorpiids May 1st to 31st May 16 16:12 −21 35 005 medium
Beta Coronae Austrinids April 23rd to May 30th May 16 18:56 −40 45 003 Weak
Omega Scorpiids May 23rd to June 15th 2th of June 15:56 −20 21st 005 Weak
Arietids May 14th to June 24th June 7th 02:56 +24 38 030th Strong
Tau Herculids May 19 to June 19 June 9th 15:44 +41 15th 002 Weak
June lyrids June 11-21 June 16 18:32 +35 31 Variable Weak
Sagittariids 1 June 1st to July 15th June 19th 18:16 −23 30th 005 medium
Ophiuchids June 17th to 26th 20th June 17:20 −20   006th Weak
Tau cetides June 18th to July 4th June 27th 01:36 −12 66 004th Weak
June bootids June 22nd to July 2nd June 27th 14:56 +48 18th Variable Irregular
Tau aquariids June 19th to July 5th June 28th 22:48 −12 63 007th Weak
Theta-Ophiuchids June 4th to July 15th June 29th 16:36 −15 29 002 Weak
Pegasids July 7th to 13th July 9 22:40 +15 70 003 medium
July Phoenicids July 10-16 July 13th 02:08 −48 47 Variable Irregular
Alpha cygnids July 11th to 30th July 18th 20:20 +47 37 002 Weak
Sigma Capricornids July 15th to August 11th 20th of July 20:28 −15 30th 005 Weak
Piscis Austrinids July 15 to August 10 July 27th 22:44 −30 35 005 medium
Southern Delta
Aquariids
July 12th to August 23rd 29th of July 22:40 −16 41 025th Strong
Alpha capricornids July 3rd to August 15th 29th of July 20:28 −10 23 005 medium
Southern Iota Aquariids 1 July 25th to August 15th 4th of August 22:16 −15 34 002 medium
Northern Delta Aquariids July 15 to August 25 8th August 22:20 −05 42 004th medium
Perseids July 17th to August 24th 12. August 03:12 +58 59 100 Strong
Kappa cygnids 3rd to 25th August 17th August 19:04 +59 25th 003 medium
Northern Iota Aquariids 1 August 11th to 31st 20th of August 21:48 −06 31 003 medium
Pi-Eridanids August 20th to September 5th August 25 03:28 −15 59 004th Weak
Gamma Doradids August 19 to September 6 August 28th 04:36 −50 41 005 Weak
Alpha aurigids August 28th to September 5th August 31 06:04 +39 66 006th medium
September epsilon perseids September 5th to 21st the 9th of September 03:12 +40 64 005 medium
Ariid triangulids September 9-16 12th September 02:00 +29 35 003 Weak
Pisciden 1 September 1st to 30th September 20th 00:32 00 26th 003 medium
Kappa aquariids September 8th to 30th September 20th 22:36 −02 16 003 Weak
Sextanids September 9th to October 9th September 27th 10:08 ± 00 32 005 Weak
October camelopardalids October 5th and 6th 5th October 10:56 +79 47 005 medium
October arietids October 1st to October 31st 8th October 02:08 +08 28 005 medium
Draconids October 6-10 8th October 17:28 +54 20th var (1-10) + breakouts Irregular
Southern Taurids September 10th to November 20th October 10th 02:08 +9 27 005 medium
Delta aurigids October 10-18 October 11th 05:36 +44 64 002 Weak
Epsilon Geminids October 14-27 October 18 06:48 +27 70 003 Weak
Orionids October 2nd to November 7th October 21 06:20 +16 66 020th Strong
Leo minorids October 19-27 October 24th 10:48 +37 62 002 Weak
Delta Eridanids November 6-29 November 10th 03:52 −09 31 002 Weak
Northern Taurids October 20th to December 10th November 12th 03:52 +22 29 005 medium
Zeta Puppids November 2nd to December 20th November 13th 07:48 −42 41 003 Weak
Leonids November 6th to 30th November 17th 10:08 +22 71 15th Irregular
Alpha monocerotids November 15-25 21st November 07:48 +01 65 Variable Irregular
November Orionids November 13th to December 6th November 28th 06:04 +16 44 003 medium
Chi Orionids 1 November 25th to December 31st 2. December 05:28 +23 28 003 medium
December Phoenicinids November 28th to December 9th 2. December 01:12 −53 18th Variable Irregular
December-phi-Cassiopeidae December 1st to 8th 6th of December 01:36 +50 16 Variable Irregular
Puppid Velids December 1st to 15th December 7th 08:12 −45 40 010 medium
Monocerotids December 5th to 20th 9th of December 06:40 +08 41 003 medium
Sigma hydrides 3rd to 50th December 9th of December 08:20 +02 58 007th medium
Geminids December 4th to 20th December 14th 07:28 +33 35 150 Strong
Coma berenicides December 12-23 December 16 11:40 +18 65 003 Weak
December Leonis Minorids December 5th to February 4th 19. December 10:44 +30 64 05 medium
Ursids December 17th to 26th December 22 14:28 +76 33 010 Strong
1These meteor streams are collectively referred to in recent meteor lists as the Anthelion source .

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