2009 Meteor Shower Calendar
| Shower |
Activity Period |
Maximum |
Radiant |
Velocity |
r |
ZHR |
Class |
Moon |
| |
|
Date |
S. L. |
R.A. |
Dec. |
km/s |
|
|
|
|
| Antihelion Source (ANT) |
Dec 01-Sep 18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
3.0 |
3 |
II |
- |
| Quadrantids (QUA) |
Dec 26-Jan 13 |
Jan 03 |
283°16 |
15:20 |
+49° |
42 |
2.1 |
120 |
I |
6 |
| Alpha Centaurids (ACE) |
Jan 28-Feb 21 |
Feb 07 |
319°2 |
14:00 |
-59° |
56 |
2.0 |
5 |
II |
12 |
| Delta Leonids (DLE) |
Feb 15-Mar 10 |
Feb 24 |
336° |
11:12 |
+16° |
23 |
3.0 |
2 |
II |
0 |
| Gamma Normids (GNO) |
Feb 25-Mar 22 |
Mar 13 |
353° |
16:36 |
-51° |
56 |
2.4 |
4 |
II |
16 |
| Lyrids (LYR) |
Apr 16-Apr 27 |
Apr 23 |
033° |
18:12 |
+33° |
46 |
2.1 |
18 |
I |
27 |
| Pi Puppids (PPU) |
Apr 15-Apr 28 |
Apr 23 |
033°5 |
07:20 |
-45° |
18 |
2.0 |
var |
III |
27 |
| Eta Aquarids (ETA) |
Apr 27-May 23 |
May 07 |
047° |
22:36 |
-01° |
68 |
2.4 |
60 |
I |
12 |
| Eta Lyrids (ELY) |
May 06-May 14 |
May 10 |
050° |
19:22 |
+43° |
43 |
3.0 |
3 |
II |
15 |
| June Bootids (JBO) |
Jun 22-Jul 02 |
Jun 27 |
095°7 |
14:56 |
+48° |
18 |
2.2 |
var |
III |
5 |
| Piscis Austrinids (PAU) |
Jul 15-Aug 10 |
Jul 28 |
125° |
22:44 |
-30° |
35 |
3.2 |
5 |
II |
7 |
| Alpha Capricornids (CAP) |
Jul 12-Aug 08 |
Jul 28 |
125° |
20:20 |
-10° |
24 |
2.5 |
4 |
II |
7 |
| Delta Aquarids (SDA) |
Jul 21-Aug 30 |
Jul 30 |
127° |
22:42 |
-17° |
43 |
3.2 |
20 |
I |
9 |
| Perseids (PER) |
Jul 13-Aug 26 |
Aug 12 |
140° |
03:12 |
+58° |
59 |
2.6 |
100 |
I |
20 |
| Kappa Cygnids (KCG) |
Aug 03-Aug 25 |
Aug 17 |
145° |
19:04 |
+59° |
25 |
3.0 |
3 |
II |
25 |
| Alpha Aurigids (AUR) |
Aug 28-Sep 03 |
Sep 01 |
158°6 |
06:06 |
+39° |
65 |
2.6 |
7 |
II |
11 |
| September Perseids (SPR) |
Sep 06-Sep 13 |
Sep 10 |
168° |
03:12 |
+40° |
65 |
2.9 |
5 |
II |
19 |
| Delta Aurigids (DAU) |
Sep 18-Oct 10 |
Sep 29 |
186° |
05:52 |
+49° |
64 |
2.9 |
2 |
II |
13 |
| Draconids (GIA) |
Oct 06-Oct 10 |
Oct 08 |
195°4 |
17:28 |
+54° |
20 |
2.6 |
var |
III |
18 |
| Southern Taurids (STA) |
Sep 18-Nov 26 |
Oct 11 |
198° |
02:18 |
+09° |
29 |
2.3 |
5 |
II |
21 |
| Epsilon Geminids (EGE) |
Oct 14-Oct 24 |
Oct 20 |
207° |
06:48 |
+28° |
71 |
3.0 |
2 |
II |
2 |
| Orionids (ORI) |
Sep 28-Nov 10 |
Oct 21 |
208° |
06:22 |
+16° |
68 |
2.5 |
23 |
I |
3 |
| Leo Minorids (LMI) |
Oct 17-Oct 27 |
Oct 22 |
209° |
10:40 |
+37° |
61 |
2.7 |
2 |
II |
4 |
| Northern Taurids (NTA) |
Oct 20-Nov 30 |
Nov 13 |
231° |
03:52 |
+22° |
29 |
2.3 |
5 |
II |
25 |
| Leonids (LEO) |
Nov 07-Nov 28 |
Nov 18 |
236° |
10:16 |
+22° |
71 |
2.5 |
var |
III |
1 |
| Alpha Monocerotids (AMO) |
Nov 15-Nov 25 |
Nov 21 |
239°32 |
07:48 |
+01° |
65 |
2.4 |
var |
III |
4 |
| Dec Phoenicids (PHO) |
Nov 28-Dec 09 |
Dec 06 |
254°25 |
01:12 |
-53° |
18 |
2.8 |
var |
III |
18 |
| Puppid/Velids (PUP) |
Dec 01-Dec 15 |
Dec 07 |
255° |
08:12 |
-45° |
40 |
2.9 |
10 |
I |
19 |
| Monocerotids (MON) |
Dec 06-Dec 20 |
Dec 07 |
255° |
06:32 |
+09° |
41 |
3.0 |
2 |
II |
10 |
| Sigma Hydrids (HYD) |
Nov 28-Dec 28 |
Dec 09 |
257° |
08:24 |
+03° |
60 |
3.0 |
3 |
II |
21 |
| Geminids (GEM) |
Dec 03-Dec 19 |
Dec 14 |
262°2 |
07:36 |
+32° |
35 |
2.6 |
120 |
I |
26 |
| Coma Berenicids (COM) |
Dec 10-Jan 27 |
Dec 19 |
268° |
10:48 |
+31° |
64 |
3.0 |
5 |
II |
3 |
| Ursids (URS) |
Dec 16-Dec 25 |
Dec 22 |
270°7 |
14:34 |
+75° |
32 |
3.0 |
10 |
I |
5 |
Information and Table Template Courtesy the International Meteor Organization.
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