2116 Visibility Forecast
58
Visibility Score
11.3
Expected /hr
83.3%
Moon Illum.
very_poor
71.3°
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
2116 Dates
Activity StartNov 06
Activity EndNov 30
Peak DateNov 16
Moon PhaseWaning Gibbous
Moon Condition
very_poor
Best Timepredawn
Characteristics
Storm Potential
Fast Meteors
Historic Shower