Kappa Cygnids
Kappa Cygnids | |
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Parent body | Unknown |
Radiant | |
Constellation | Cygnus (near Kappa Cygni) |
Right ascension | 19h 4m -0s |
Declination | +59° 00′ 00″ |
Properties | |
Occurs during | August 3 to August 25 |
Date of peak | August 17 |
Velocity | 25 km/s |
Zenithal hourly rate | 3 |
Kappa Cygnids, abbreviated KCG, is a minor meteor shower that takes place in August along with the larger Perseids meteor shower.[1] Kappa Cygnids are named for the radiant where the meteor shower will appear to line up in sky by the constellation Cygnus and the star Kappa Cygni.
Year | Active Between | Peak of shower | ZHR |
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2009[2] | August 3-August 25 | August 17 | 3 |
Notes
- ^ "IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2009: Contents: July to September: Kappa Cygnids". IMO.net.
- ^ "IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2009: Contents: July to September: Alpha Capricornids". IMO.net. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
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