2017 Visibility Forecast
81
Visibility Score
14.2
Expected /hr
3.4%
Moon Illum.
excellent
71.0°
Best Alt.
at 23:00
Radiant Altitude & Hourly Rate (Peak Night)
Description
Famous for producing meteor storms (1833, 1866, 1966, 1999, 2001, 2002). Normal years 10-15/hr. Next dense debris encounters expected around 2099.
History
Storm years produced rates of 1000-100000+/hr. Comet Tempel-Tuttle period ~33 years, returns 2031 and 2064.
Radiant Position
Shower Properties
IAU CodeLEO
ClassMajor Shower
ZHR15
Velocity70.0 km/s
Speed ClassSwift (>50 km/s)
Pop. Index (r)2.5
Radiant RA152.0°
Radiant Dec+21.8°
Peak Sol. Lng.235.27°
Parent Body55P/Tempel-Tuttle
Parent Typecomet
Best Hemisphereboth
2017 Dates
Activity StartNov 06
Activity EndNov 30
Peak DateNov 17
Moon PhaseWaxing Crescent
Moon Condition
excellent
Best Timepredawn
Characteristics
Storm Potential
Fast Meteors
Historic Shower