Pegasids

This article is about a meteor shower in July. For othter uses of the term "Pegasid", seePegasid.

July Pegasids
Celestial map ofPegasus
Parent body	C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)
Radiant
Constellation	Pegasus
Right ascension	23h12m-0s
Declination	+10° 08′ 00″
Properties
Occurs during	July 4 to Aug 8
Date of peak	July 11
Velocity	64.1km/s
Zenithal hourly rate	3

Themeteor showerof theJuly Pegasidsoccurs between July 4 and Aug 8. It is a weak meteor shower that has its maximum around July 11 having aZHRof only 3 meteors per hour. The meteors have, however, an atmosphere entry speed of about 64 km/s.

TheRadiantof the Pegasids is in theconstellationofPegasus,around 5 degrees to the west of thestarα Pegasi.The origin of this meteor shower is probably thecometC/1979 Y1 (Bradfield).C/1979 Y1 has an orbital period of 308 years,and should return around 2287.

ForCentral Europe,the best time to watch them is the second half of the night, as the radiant reaches at that time a sufficient height over thehorizon.