Meteor Showers List, 2007-2008 January
The list is based on
the 2006 revision of the International Meteor Organization's (IMO's)
Working List of Visual Meteor Showers,
itself based on the most accurate global datasets ever collected, from
1988-2005. Amendments continue to be made using data collected since, to
ensure the listing remains as fully up-to-date as possible.
The
information presented here was correct as of 2006 October 28 for 2007.
The showers are listed below in order of their maximum dates.
SPAMS Visual
Meteor Shower List
|
Shower name
|
IMO shower
code
|
Activity
Period
|
Maximum
|
ZHR at
max.
|
|
Radiant
|
|
position at maximum
|
|
RA
|
Dec
|
|
|
Radiant
|
|
Daily motion
|
|
RA
|
Dec
|
|
|
Radiant
|
|
Diameter or
|
|
RA x Dec area
|
|
|
Quadrantids (2007)
|
QUA
|
Jan 1-5
|
Jan 3-4
|
120
|
15h20m
|
+49°
|
+2.4m
|
-0.2°
|
10°
|
|
Quadrantids (2008)
|
QUA
|
Jan 1-5
|
Jan 4
|
120
|
15h20m
|
+49°
|
+2.4m
|
-0.2°
|
10°
|
|
Lyrids
|
LYR
|
Apr 16-25
|
Apr 22
|
18
|
18h04m
|
+34°
|
+4.4m
|
0.0°
|
10°
|
|
η Aquarids
|
ETA
|
Apr 19-May 28
|
May 6
|
60
|
22h32m
|
-01°
|
+3.5m
|
+0.4°
|
10°
|
|
June Bootids
|
JBO
|
Jun 26-Jul 2
|
Jun 27
|
0-100+
|
14h56m
|
+48°
|
+1.6m
|
-0.2
|
10°
|
|
δ Aquarids
|
SDA
|
Jul 12-Aug 19
|
Jul 28
|
20
|
22h36m
|
-16°
|
+3.0m
|
+0.2°
|
10
|
|
α Capricornids
|
CAP
|
Jul 3-Aug 15
|
Jul 30
|
4
|
20h28m
|
-10°
|
+3.2m
|
+0.3°
|
10°
|
|
Perseids
|
PER
|
Jul 17-Aug 24
|
Aug 13
|
100
|
03h16m
|
+58°
|
+5.6m
|
+0.2°
|
10°
|
|
κ Cygnids
|
KCG
|
Aug 3-25
|
Aug 18
|
3
|
19h04m
|
+59°
|
+1.0m
|
+0.1°
|
10
|
|
α Aurigids
|
AUR
|
Aug 25-Sep 8
|
Sep 1
|
7
|
05h36m
|
+42°
|
+4.0m
|
0.0°
|
10°
|
|
September Perseids
|
SPE
|
Sep 5-17
|
Sep 9
|
5
|
04h00m
|
+47°
|
+4.3m
|
+0.1°
|
10°
|
|
δ Aurigids
|
DAU
|
Sep 18-Oct 10
|
Sep 29
|
5
|
05h28m
|
+49°
|
+4.0m
|
+0.0°
|
10°
|
|
Draconids
|
GIA
|
Oct 6-10
|
Oct 8-9
|
var.
|
17h28m
|
+54°
|
-
|
-
|
10°
|
|
Orionids
|
ORI
|
Oct 2-Nov 7
|
Oct 21
|
25
|
06h20m
|
+16°
|
+2.6m
|
+0.1°
|
10°
|
|
Southern Taurids
|
STA
|
Sep 25-Nov 25
|
Nov 5
|
5
|
03h28m
|
+15°
|
+3.3m
|
+0.2°
|
20°x10°
|
|
Northern Taurids
|
NTA
|
Sep 25-Nov 25
|
Nov 12
|
5
|
03h52m
|
+22°
|
+3.3m
|
+0.2°
|
20°x10°
|
|
Leonids
|
LEO
|
Nov 10-23
|
Nov 18
|
15+?
|
10h08m
|
+22°
|
+2.4m
|
-0.3°
|
10°
|
|
α Monocerotids
|
AMO
|
Nov 15-25
|
Nov 22
|
var.
|
07h52m
|
+01°
|
+3.2m
|
-0.2°
|
10°
|
|
Geminids
|
GEM
|
Dec 7-17
|
Dec 14
|
120
|
07h28m
|
+33°
|
+4.0m
|
-0.1°
|
10°
|
|
Ursids
|
URS
|
Dec 17-26
|
Dec 22
|
10
|
14h28m
|
+76°
|
+0.0m
|
-0.4°
|
10°
|
|
Coma Berenicids
|
COM
|
Dec 12-Jan 23
|
Dec 30
|
5
|
12h20
|
|
|
|
|