Leonids

2028 2029 2030

2029 Visibility Forecast

58
Visibility Score
11.3
Expected /hr
82.6%
Moon Illum.
very_poor
71.0°
Best Alt.
at 23:00

Radiant Altitude & Hourly Rate (Peak Night)

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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

2029 Dates

Activity StartNov 06
Activity EndNov 30
Peak DateNov 17

Moon PhaseWaning Gibbous
Moon Condition very_poor
Best Timepredawn

Characteristics

Storm Potential Fast Meteors Historic Shower