2029 Visibility Forecast
85
Visibility Score
130.5
Expected /hr
50.0%
Moon Illum.
fair
82.7°
Best Alt.
at 18:00
Radiant Altitude & Hourly Rate (Peak Night)
விளக்கம்
Usually the strongest shower of the year. Good activity before midnight unlike most showers. Bright, intensely colored meteors. Medium-slow velocity means few persistent trains.
வரலாறு
First observed in 1862. Unique among major showers for having an asteroidal parent body (3200 Phaethon).
Radiant Position
Shower Properties
IAU CodeGEM
ClassMajor Shower
ZHR150
Velocity35.0 km/s
Speed ClassMedium (30-50 km/s)
Pop. Index (r)2.6
Radiant RA112.0°
Radiant Dec+33.0°
Peak Sol. Lng.262.2°
தாய் உடல்3200 Phaethon
Parent Typeasteroid
Best Hemisphereboth
2029 Dates
Activity StartDec 04
Activity EndDec 20
உச்ச தேதிDec 13
Moon PhaseFirst Quarter
Moon Condition
fair
Best Time2am
Characteristics
Strongest Annual
Bright Meteors
Colorful
Early Evening