Astronomy:Coma Berenicids
| Comae Berenicids | |
|---|---|
 Celestial map of Coma Berenices | |
| Parent body | Unknown |
| Radiant | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 11h 40m -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] (formerly Coma Berenicids,[3] IMO designation: COM; IAU shower number: 20) is a minor meteor shower with a radiant in the constellation Coma 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's population index is 3.0 with the speed of 65 kilometres per second (40 mi/s).[4]
The Comae Berenicids were first detected within the framework of Harvard 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
- ↑ "Established meteor showers". IAU Meteor Data Center. October 11, 2019. http://pallas.astro.amu.edu.pl/~jopek/MDC2007/Roje/roje_lista.php?corobic_roje=1&sort_roje=0. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ↑ McBeath, Alastair (2008). "2010 Meteor Shower Calendar". IMO Info (International Meteor Organization) 2 (9): 12, 22 (tab. 5). https://www.imo.net/files/meteor-shower/cal2010.pdf. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ↑ McBeath, Alastair (2006). "2007 Meteor Shower Calendar". IMO Info (International Meteor Organization) 2 (6): 22, 26 (tab. 5). https://www.imo.net/files/meteor-shower/cal07.pdf. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Meteor Shower Calendar". International Meteor Organization. http://www.imo.net/resources/calendar/. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ↑ "Coma Berenicids". Meteor Showers Online. http://meteorshowersonline.com/showers/coma_berenicids.html. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
External links
- Comae Berenicids data (IAU Meteor Data Center)
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