Monocerotids
Meteor shower monocerotides |
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activity | |
Beginning | December 5th |
maximum | 9th of December |
The End | 20th of December |
Radian position | |
RA | 6 h 40 m |
DE | + 8 ° |
ZHR | 3 |
Population index | 3.0 |
geocentric speed |
41 km / s |
The monocerotids are a meteor shower with a low ZHR of 2 meteors per hour. Comet P / Mellish is listed as the mother comet of this current .
At the beginning of activity on November 27th, the radiant is in the constellation Orion , just east of the star Beteigeuze . The radian then shifts approx. 1 degree east per day. On the day of the maximum, the radiant is in the northern area of the constellation Monoceros .
Individual evidence
- ↑ IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2020 , accessed April 16, 2020