List of meteor showers

Table of meteor showers

Note: Dates are accurate for 2012 only. The dates will 'move' based upon the year in the Leap year cycle

Name	Dates	Peak	RA	Dec	Speed (km/s)	ZHR	rating
Antihelion Source	10 Sep – 10 Dec	multiple	varies	varies	30	4	faint
Quadrantids	28 Dec – 12 Jan	02013-01-044 Jan	15	+49	41	120	bright
Daytime Capri.-Sagitt.	13 Jan – 29 Feb	02013-02-022 Feb	21	−23	29	7
Alpha Centaurids	28 Jan – 21 Feb	02013-02-088 Feb	14	−59	56	6	bright
Theta Centaurids	23 Jan – 12 Mar	02013-02-1010 Feb	15	−44	66	3
Gamma Normids	25 Feb – 22 Mar	02013-03-1414 Mar	16	−50	56	6	bright
Kappa Serpentids	1 – 7 Apr	02013-04-055 Apr	15	+18	46	4
Virginids	22 Mar – 26 Apr	02013-04-1717 Apr	12	+10	20	5
Lyrids	16 – 25 Apr	02013-04-2222 Apr	18	+34	49	18	bright
Pi Puppids	15 – 28 Apr	02013-04-2323 Apr	7	−45	18	variable	bright
Eta Aquariids	19 Apr – 28 May	02013-05-055 May	23	−1	66	65	bright
Omega Cetids	5 May – 9 Jun	02013-05-077 May	1	−7	38	8
Eta Lyrids	3 May – 14 May	02013-05-088 May	19	+44	43	3	faint
Daytime May Arietids	4 May – 6 Jun	02013-05-1515 May	3	+18	28	4
Daytime Eps. Arietids	4 May – 6 Jun	02013-05-1515 May	3	+21	23	4
Alpha Scorpiids	21 Apr – 26 May	02013-05-1515 May	16	−29	33	3
South Omega Scorpiids	23 May – 15 Jun	02013-05-3131 May	17	−22	26	5
North Omega Scorpiids	23 May – 15 Jun	02013-05-3131 May	17	−15	23	5
Arietids	22 May – 2 Jul	02013-06-077 Jun	3	+24	37	54
Daytime Zeta Perseids	20 May – 5 Jul	02013-06-099 Jun	4	+28	27	20
June Lyrids	11 – 21 Jun	02013-06-1616 Jun	19	+44	20	3
South June Aquilids	9 Jun – 2 Jul	02013-06-1616 Jun	19	−5	39	3
Pi Cetids	16 Jun – 4 Jul	02013-06-2626 Jun	2	−12	68	4
June Bootids	22 Jun – 2 Jul	02013-06-2727 Jun	15	+48	18	variable	bright
Daytime Beta Taurids	5 Jun – 17 Jul	02013-06-2828 Jun	6	+24	31	10
Tau Aquariids	27 Jun – 6 Jul	02013-06-2828 Jun	23	−12	66	7
July Phoenicids	24 Jun – 18 Jul	02013-07-1212 Jul	2	−48	48	4
North Delta Aquariids	15 Jul – 25 Aug	02013-07-2626 Jul	23	0	42	4
Piscis Austrinids	15 Jul – 10 Aug	02013-07-2727 Jul	23	−30	35	5	faint
Southern Delta Aquariids	12 Jul – 23 Aug	02013-07-2929 Jul	23	−16	41	16	faint
Beta Cassiopeids	3 Jul – 19 Aug	02013-07-2929 Jul	24	59	52	10
Alpha Capricornids	3 Jul – 5 Aug	02013-07-2929 Jul	20	−10	23	5	bright
Eta Eridanids	3 – 14 Aug	02013-08-099 Aug	3	−13	65	6
Perseids	17 Jul – 24 Aug	02013-08-1212 Aug	3	+58	59	100	bright
Kappa Cygnids	3 – 25 Aug	02013-08-1717 Aug	19	+59	25	3	faint
Gamma Doradids	27 Aug – 3 Sep	02013-08-2828 Aug	4	−50	42	5
Alpha Aurigids	28 Aug – 5 Sep	02013-08-3131 Aug	6	+39	66	6	bright
September Epsilon Perseids	5 – 21 Sep	02013-09-099 Sep	3	+40	64	5	faint
Daytime Sextantids	26 Sep – 3 Oct	02013-10-011 Oct	10	−2	33	20
Draconids	6 – 10 Oct	02013-10-088 Oct	17	+54	20	variable	medium
Southern Taurids	10 Sep – 20 Nov	02013-10-1010 Oct	2	+9	27	5	bright
Delta Aurigids	10 – 18 Oct	02013-10-1111 Oct	6	+44	64	2	faint
Epsilon Geminids	14 – 27 Oct	02013-10-1818 Oct	7	+27	70	3	faint
Orionids	2 Oct – 7 Nov	02013-10-2121 Oct	6	+16	66	25	bright
Leo Minorids	19 – 27 Oct	02013-10-2424 Oct	11	+37	62	2	faint
Northern Taurids	20 Oct – 10 Dec	02013-11-1212 Nov	4	+22	29	5	bright
Nov. Iota Aurigids	1 – 23 Nov	02013-11-1515 Nov	5	+33	36	8
Leonids	6 – 30 Nov	02013-11-1717 Nov	10	+22	71	15	bright
Alpha Monocerotids	15 – 25 Nov	02013-11-2121 Nov	8	+1	65	variable	bright
Phoenicids	28 Nov – 9 Dec	02013-12-066 Dec	1	−53	18	variable	medium
Puppid-Velids	1 – 15 Dec	multiple	8	−45	40	10	medium
Monocerotids	27 Nov – 17 Dec	02013-12-088 Dec	7	+8	42	2	faint
Sigma Hydrids	3 – 15 Dec	02013-12-1111 Dec	8	+2	58	3	faint
Geminids	7 – 17 Dec	02013-12-1313 Dec	7	+33	35	120	medium
Comae Berenicids	12 – 23 Dec	02013-12-1515 Dec	12	+18	65	3	faint
Dec. Leonis Minorids	5 Dec – 4 Feb	02013-12-1919 Dec	11	+30	64	5	faint
Ursids	17 – 26 Dec	02013-12-2323 Dec	14	+76	33	10	faint

See also

• Meteor showers

Sources

This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization while most of the parent body associations are from Gary W. Kronk book, Meteor Showers': A Description Catalog, Enslow Publishers, New Jersey, ISBN 0-89490-071-4, and from Peter Jenniskens's book, "Meteor Showers and Their Parent Comets", Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, ISBN 139780521853491.

External links

2009

• link content copyrighted to International Meteor Organisation

2011

• Sky & Telescope magazine — simple/amateur
• International Meteor Organization — advanced/technical

2012

• International Meteor Organization – this is an advanced/technical article
• 2012 Meteor Shower Calendar –Table 5 from the article
• Worldwide viewing times for major meteor showers

2013

2013 Meteor Shower Calendar International Meteor Organization