Meteor Showers

Data has been adapted from Gary Kronk's Page

January Radiants
Quadrantids		1/3-4		12/28-1/7	45-200		Bright, bluish
Minor Activity
z Aurigids		12/31-1/1	12/11-1/21			Slow
Jan Bootids		1/15-16		1/9-1/18			Photographic
d Cancrids		1/13-17		12/14-2/14	1		Slow, bright
Canes Venaticids	1/ 24-25	1/13-1/20			Radar
h Carinids 		1/21-22		1/14-1/29	1-2		White
h Craterids		1/16-17		1/11-1/22	weak		Rapid, faint
Jan Draconids		1/13-16				rare
r Geminids 		1/8-9		12/28-1/28	<1
a Hydrids		1/20-21		1/15-1/30	2-3		White, blue, yellow
a Leonids		1/24-31		1/13-2/13			Telescopic
g Velids 		1/5-8		1/1-1/17	7		White, blue, orange

February Radiants			Major Activity			None
Minor Activity
Aurigids		2/5-10		1/31-2/23	2		Slow, some fireballs
a Centaurids		2/8-9		2/2-2/25	3		Mag 2.4
b Centaurids		2/8-9		2/2-2/25	14v		Southern hemisphere
d Leonids		2/22-23		2/5-3/19	3		Temporary shower
s Leonids		2/25-26		2/9-3/13	rare
Daylight Activity:
Capricornids-Sagittariids 1/30-2/3	1/13-2/28
C Capricornids		2/13-14		1/25-2/28

March Radiants			Major Activity 			None
Minor Activity
e Draconids		3/29-31		3/22-4/8			Faint
b Leonids 		3/20-21		2/14-4/25	3-4
r Leonids		3/1-4		2/17-3/13			Photographic
Leonids-Ursids		3/10-11		3/18-4/7			Photographic
d Mensids		3/18-19		3/14-3/21	1-2		Southern hemisphere
g Normids		3/16-17		3/11-3/21	5-9		Southern hemisphere
h Virginids		3/18-19		2/24-3/27	2-3		Virginid complex
p Virginids		3/3-9		2-13-4/8	2-5		Virginid complex
q Virginids		3/20-21		3/10-4/21	1-3		Virginid complex
Daylight Activity:	March Aquarids  3/15-18	3/12-3/22

April Radiants
Lyrids(Thatcher)	4/20-21		4/16-4/25	10-100		Rapid,bright
Minor Activity
t Draconids 		3/31-4/2	3/13-4/17	rare
Librids 		4/17-18		4/13-4/21			Slow
d Pavonids		4/ 5-6		4/3-4/8		10v		Mag 3.1
p Puppids 		4/23-24		4/18-4/25	2-4 v18-42	Yellow
April Ursids 		4/19-20		3/18-5/9			Occasional fireball
a Virginids 		4/7-18		3/10-5/6	5-10		Slow
April Virginids 	4/7-8		4/1-4/16			Virginid complex
g Virginids 		4/14-15		4/5-4/21	<5		Virginid complex
Daylight Activity:	April Piscids	 4/20-21	4/8-4/29

May Radiants
h Aquarids(Halley's)	5/5-6		4/21-5/12	20		Mag 3, trains
Minor Activity
e Aquilids 		5/19-20		5/4-5/27			Telescopic
May Librids 		5/6-7		5/1-5/9		6		Southern hemisphere
N. May Ophiuchids	5/18-19		4/8-6/16	2-3		Slow
S. May Ophiuchids	5/13-18		4/21-6/4	2
Daylight Activity:
e Arietids 		5/9-10		4/25-4/27
May Arietids 		5/16-17		5/4-6/6
o Cetids 		5/14-25 	5/7-6/9
May Piscids 		5/12-13		5/4-5/27

June Radiants			Major Activity			None
Minor Activity
June Aquilids 		6/16-17						Not established
June Bootids 		6/28-9		6/27-7/5	1-2		Pons-Winnecke
Corvids 		6/27-28				rare		Temporary
t Herculids 		6/9-10		5/19-6/19	1 v59		Faint mag 4
June Lyrids 		6/15-16		6/10-6/21	8		Blue, white
Ophiuchids 		6/20-21		5/19-7/2	6		Mag 3, fireballs
q Ophiuchids		6/10-11		5/21-6/16	10		1-2 in US
Sagittariids 		6/10-11		6/8-6/16	4		Rare
f Sagittariids 		6/18-19		6/1-7/15	5		Some fireballs
c Scorpiids 		5/28-6/5	5/6-7/2				Very slow
W Scorpiids 		6/3-6		5/28-6/5	5-20		Southern hemisphere
June Scutids 		6/27-28		6/2-7/29	2-4		Mag 2.5
Daylight Activity:
Arietids 		6/8-9		5/22-7/2	60		View before sunrise
z Perseids 		6/13-14		5/20-7/5	1-2		& after sunset
b Taurids 		6/29-30		6/5-7/18

July Radiants
S. d Aquarids 		7/29-30		7/14-8/18	15-20		Sharp, No wakes, sparks
Minor Activity
a Lyrids 		7/14-15		7/9-7/20	1-2		Faint, white
July Phoenicids 	7/14-15		7/9-7/17	1		Southern hemisphere
a Pisces Australids 	7/30-31		7/16-8/13	3-5		Slow, white
s Capricornids 		7/10-20		6/18-7/30	2		Faint
t Capricornids 		7/12-13		7/10-7/20	3		Related to d Aquarids
o Draconids 		7/17-18						Extremely weak

August Radiants
Perseids(Swift-Tuttle)	8/12-13		7/23-8/22 	80 		Fast, mag 2.3, trains
S i Aquarids 		8/6-7		7/1-9/18	7-8		Mag 3
N i Aquarids  		8/25-26		8/11-9/10	5-10		Fainter than S.i Aqu.
a Capricornids 		8/1-2		7/15-9/11	6-14 		Slow, bluish
Minor Activity
N. d Aquarids 		8/13-14		7/16-9/10	10		Related to S. d
Aquarids
k Cygnids 		8/19-20		7/26-9/1	  6		Moderate, blue-white
Aug Eridanids 		8/11-12		8/2-8/27			Southern Hemisphere
u Pegasids 		8/8-9		7/25-8/19	2-5		Fast, yellow
a Ursa Majorids 	8/13-14		8/9-8/30	   4		Slow
Daylight Activity 	g Leonids 	8/25-26
September Radiants		Major Activity			None
Minor Activity
g Aquarids		9/7-8		9/1-9/4		1-4
Aries-Triangulids 	9/11-12		new discovery			Mag 1 observed
a Aurigids		9/1-2		8/25-9/6	9(v30)		Bright
h Draconids		9/12-13		8/28-9/23			Early evening
g Piscids		9/23/24		9/10-10/5	4		New shower
S. Piscids		9/11-12		8/12-10/7	5		Very slow

October Radiants
Orionids, (Halleys)	10/21-22	10/15-10/29	20/hr		Fast, blue to red
Minor Activity
Arietids (Autumn)	10/8-9		9/7-10/27	3-5
d Aurigids		10/ 6-15	9/22-10/23	2		Rapid streaky
h Cetids		10/1-5		9/20-11/2	rare		Fireballs mag(-20)
Oct Cetids		10/5-6		9/22-10/22			Telescopic
Oct Cygnids		10/4-9		9/26-10/10			Rare
Draconids(Giacobini-Zinner)  10/9-10	10/6-10/12	4(v6000)	Slow, faint, yellow
e Geminids		10/18-19	10/10-10/27	1-2		Mag 3.3
N. Piscids		10/12-13	8/12-10/7	5		Very slow
Daylight Activity:	Sextantids 	9/29-10/4	9/24-10/9

November Radiants
Leonids-(Tuttle) 	11/17/18	11/14-11/20	10-15(v1000)	Fast Periodic 33yrs (1998-99 max)

Minor Activity								
Andromedids(Biela)	11/14/15	9/25-12/26	5(v5000)	Weak now
Nov. Monocerotids  	11/21-22	11/13-12/2	v100(10yrs)	Rapid,  max due 1995
a Pegasids 		11/1-12		10/29-11/12	2		Telescopic, fireballs?
N. Taurids 		11/ 4-7		10/12-12/2	7		White,yellow, fireballs
S. Taurids 		10/30-11/7	9/17-11/27	7		Fainter than N. Taurids

December Radiants
Geminids 		12/13/14	12/6-12/19	80/hr		Rapid, yellow
Minor Activity
d Arietids 		12/8-11		12/8-12/13	7-8		Some fireballs
Canis Minorids 		12/10-11	12/4-12/15	1		White, swift, faint
Coma Berenicids		12/20-29	12/8-1/23	6		Weak shower
s Hydrids 		12/11-12	12/4-12/15	3-5		Yellow, mag 3
Dec. Monocerotids 	12/11-12	11/9-12/18	1-2
N. c Orionids 		12/10-11	11/16-12/16	2		Bright, slow
S. c Orionids 		12/10-11	12/2-12/18	3		Mag 1.6, yellow
Phoenicids 		12/5-6		11/29-12/9	1-5(v100)	Southern hemisphere
a Puppids 		12/2-5		11/29-12/15	10		Southern hemisphere
Ursids 			12/22-23	12/17-12/24	10-15(v100)	Yellow, white, faint,