2014 Visibility Forecast
81
Visibility Score
126.3
Expected /hr
61.3%
Moon Illum.
poor
82.6°
Best Alt.
at 18:00
Radiant Altitude & Hourly Rate (Peak Night)
Açıklama
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.
Geçmiş
First observed in 1862. Unique among major showers for having an asteroidal parent body (3200 Phaethon).
Radiant Position
Shower Properties
IAU CodeGEM
ClassMajor Shower
ZSH150
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°
Ana Cisim3200 Phaethon
Parent Typeasteroid
Best Hemisphereboth
2014 Dates
Activity StartDec 04
Activity EndDec 20
Zirve TarihiDec 13
Moon PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Moon Condition
poor
Best Time2am
Characteristics
Strongest Annual
Bright Meteors
Colorful
Early Evening