October camelopardalids
Meteor shower October camelopardalids |
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Radians of the October Camelopardalids | |
activity | |
Beginning | 5th October |
maximum | 5th October |
The End | October 6th |
Radian position | |
RA | 10 h 56 m |
DE | + 79 ° |
ZHR | 5 |
Population index | 2.5 |
geocentric speed |
47 km / s |
The meteor shower of the October Camelopardalids is a meteor shower observable on October 5th and 6th, which has its maximum on October 5th. The Radiant is the border of the constellations Dragon and Giraffe , that of Central Europe from circumpolar is.
The October camelopardalids were observed by several meteor cameras on October 5, 2005 . There were meteors up to −6. Size class registered. In the following years the meteor shower appeared regularly. The original body of the current is still unknown.
Individual evidence
- ↑ IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2020 , accessed April 16, 2020
- ↑ a b adsabs.harvard.edu: The 2005 October 5 outburst of October Camelopardalids , accessed April 16, 2020
- ↑ imo.net: October Camelopardalids (281 OCT) , accessed on April 16, 2020