Coma Berenicids
| Comae Berenicids | |
|---|---|
 Celestial map ofComa Berenices | |
| Parent body | Unknown |
| Radiant | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 11h40m-0s |
| Declination | +18° 00′ 00″ |
| Properties | |
| Occurs during | December 12 to December 23 |
| Date of peak | December 16 |
| Velocity | 65 km/s |
| Zenithal hourly rate | 3 |
Comae Berenicids[sic][1][2](formerlyComa Berenicids,[3]IMOdesignation:COM;IAUshower number:20) is a minormeteor showerwith aradiantin theconstellationComa Berenices.The shower appears from December 12 to December 23 with the estimated maximum around December 16.[4]The radiant at that time is located at α=175°, δ=+18°.[4]The shower'spopulation indexis 3.0 with the speed of 65 kilometres per second (40 mi/s).[4]
The Comae Berenicids were first detected within the framework ofHarvard Radio Meteor Project.The shower's existence was discovered by Richard Eugene McCrosky and A. Posen in 1959.[5]The Comae Berenicids have an orbit very similar to the December Leo Minorids often leading to confusion between the two meteor showers.
Notes
[edit]- ^"Established meteor showers".IAU Meteor Data Center.October 11, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 12,2020.
- ^McBeath, Alastair (2008)."2010 Meteor Shower Calendar"(PDF).IMO Info.2(9). International Meteor Organization: 12, 22 (tab. 5).RetrievedJanuary 12,2020.
- ^McBeath, Alastair (2006)."2007 Meteor Shower Calendar"(PDF).IMO Info.2(6). International Meteor Organization: 22, 26 (tab. 5).RetrievedJanuary 12,2020.
- ^abc"Meteor Shower Calendar".International Meteor Organization.Retrieved2016-12-08.
- ^"Coma Berenicids".Meteor Showers Online. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-11-25.Retrieved2010-11-26.
External links
[edit]- Comae Berenicids data(IAU Meteor Data Center)
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