Astroquotient - Meteors and Meteor Showers

harlotscurse (65)in #astronomy • 7 years ago

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Astroquotient Data Files

Leonids: 17 November 1998

Meteors and Meteor Showers

Level 1

Sporadic Meteor
Perseids (PER) Jul 17-Aug 24

Gamma Perseids Aug 11-16 (RA 41° Dec 55°)
Chi Perseids Aug 7-16 Max: Aug 9-11 (RA 35° Dec 56°)
Alpha Perseids Aug 7-24 Max: Aug 12-17 (RA 51° Dec 50°
Beta Perseids Aug 12-18 (RA 47° Dec 40°)
Alpha-Beta Perseids (Jul 25-Aug 4)

Geminids (GEM) Dec 7-Dec 17 (Max: Dec 13)
Quadrantids (QUA) Jan 1-5 (Max: Jan 3-4)

Level 2

Fireball
Eta Aquarids (ETA) Apr 21-May 12 (Max: May 5-6)
Orionids (ORI) Oct 2-Nov 7 (Max: Oct 20)
Lyrids (LYR = April Lyrids) Apr 16-Apr 25 (Max: Apr 22)
Leonids (LEO) Nov 14-Nov 21 (Max: Nov 17)I
Southern Delta Aquarids (SDA) Jul 12-Aug 19 (Max: Jul 28)
Southern Taurids (STA = e Taurids = 30 Taurids) Sep 17-Nov 27 (Max: Oct 30-Nov 7)
Northern Taurids (NTA = 13 Taurids ??) Oct 12-Dec 2 (Max: Nov 4-7)

Level 3

Ursids (URS) Dec 17-Dec 26 (Max: Dec 22)
Northern Delta Aquarids (NDA) Jul 15-Aug 25
Alpha Capricornids (CAP = Capricornids) Jul 15-Sep 11 (Max: Aug 1/2)
Northern Iota Aquarids (NIA) Aug 11-Aug 31
Southern Iota Aquarids (SIA) Jul 25-Aug 15
Kappa Cygnids (KCG) Aug 3-Aug 25
Alpha Centaurids (ACE) Feb 2-25 (Max: Feb 8-9)
Gamma Normids (GNO) Mar 11-Mar 21 (Max: Mar 16-17)
Alpha Aurigids (AUR) Aug 25-Sep 8 (Max: Sep 1)
June Bootids (JBO) Jun 26-Jul 2 (Max: Jun 27) = June Draconids and Iota Draconids [Pons-Winnecke]
Piscis Austrinids (PAU) Jul 15-Aug 20 (Max: Jul 28)

Alpha Piscis Australids
8 Piscis Australids
Theta Piscis Australids
Beta Piscis Austalids
Lambda Piscis Australids
Epsilon Piscis Australids
20 Piscis Australids

Alpha Monocerotids (AMO) Nov 15-25 (Max: Nov 21)
Pi Puppids (PPU) Apr 18-Apr 25 (Max: Apr 23-24) = Grigg/Skjellerupids
Virginids [Virginid Complex] (VIR) Jan 25-Apr 15 (Max: Several)

Delta Cancrids (DCA) Dec 14-Feb 14 (Max: Jan 17)
Pi Virginids Feb 13-Apr 8 (Max: Mar 3-9)
Eta Virginids Feb 24-Mar 27 (Max: Mar 18-19)
Theta Virginids Mar 10-Apr 21 (Max: Mar 20-21)
Alpha Virginids A (AVA) 23 Feb-12 Mar Max: 5 Mar
Alpha Virginids B (AVB) Mar 10/22-May 6/15 (Max: Apr 7-18/15)
April Virginids Apr 1-16 (Max: Apr 7-8)
Sigma Leonids (SLE) 21 Mar-13 May (Max: 17 Apr - Radiant now in Virgo: hence one of the Virginid showers of 1 Feb - 30 May - doubtful according to Kronk)
Gamma Virginids (prob Virginid Complex) Apr 5-21 (Max: Apr 14-15)
February Leonids (FLE) Feb 1-Feb 28 (Max: Several) = Delta Leonids ?
Mu Virginids (MVI) Apr 1-May 12 (Max: Apr 29)
Chi Cygnids Jan 17 ?

July Phoenicids (PHE) Jul 10-Jul 16
[Southern] Piscids (SPI) Sep 1-Sep 30 (Max: Sep 20)
Delta Aurigids (DAU) Sep 22-Oct 23 (Max: Several)

Filament A
Filament B
Filament C
Filament D
September Perseids (SPR = Epsilon Perseids) Sep 5-Oct 10 (Max: Sep 9) - Possible member of the DAU Complex

Giacobinids (GIA) = Draconids = Gamma Draconids ? Oct 6-Oct 10 (Max: Oct 8)
Epsilon Geminids (EGE) Oct 14-Oct 27
Sigma Hydrids (HYD) Dec 3-Dec 15 (Max: Dec 12)
Coma Berenicids (COM) Dec 8-Jan 23 (Max: late Dec)

December Leo Minorids Dec 12-17 (Max: Dec 14)
Coma Berenicids Dec 8-Jan 23 (Max: Dec 20-29?)

Chi Orionids (XOR)

Northern Chi Orionids (ORN) Nov 16-Dec 15 (Max: Dec 2)
Southern Chi Orionids (ORS) Dec 7-14 (Max: Dec 11)

[December] Phoenicids (PHO) Nov 28-Dec 9 (Max: Dec 6)
Puppid-Velid Complex (PUP = VEL) 1 Dec-15 Dec Max: 7 Dec

Sigma Puppids II (SPU) 27 Nov-12 Dec Max: 6 Dec
Tau Puppids I (TPU) 19 Dec-30 Dec Max: 23 Dec
Pi Puppids II (PIP) 6 Jan-14 Jan Max: 11 Jan
Lambda Velids II (LVL) 18 Jan- 26 Jan Max: 22 Jan
Alpha Puppids (PUP) Nov 17-Dec 9 Max: Dec 2-5 ?
Zeta Puppids (ZPU) 2 Nov-20 Dec Max: 4 Dec
Gamma Velids (GVE) Jan 1-15 (Max: Jan 5-8) = Part of the Puppid-Velid Complex?

[December] Monocerotids (MON) Nov 9-Dec 17 (Max: Dec 9)
Delta Leonids (DLE) Feb 5-Mar 19 (Max: Feb 22-23) = Possible member of Virginid Complex - Associated with Asteroid 4450 Pan
Scorpius-Sagittarius System 15 Apr - 15 Jul ?

Alpha Scorpids (ASC) 26 Mar-12 May Max: 3 May ?
Sagittariids (SAG) 15 Apr-15 Jul Max: 20 May
Alpha Microscopids (= Sagittariids) Jun 1-Jul 16 (Max: Jun 11)
Phi Sagittariids 1 Jun-15 jul (Max: 18 Jul)
Theta Ophiuchids (TOP = Alpha Scorpiids = Delta Sagittariids) 4 Jun-15 Jul Max: 13 Jun
Ophiuchids Jun 17-26 (Max: Jun 13/20)
** Northern Ophiuchids Max Jun 13; radiant near Sco (radiant 180)
** 3 Sagittariids = Southern Ophiuchids Max: Jun 20
Chi and Omega Scorpids
** Chi Scorpids 24 May-20 Jun Max: Jun 5
** Omega Scorpids (OSC) May 23-Jun 15
Librids (LIB) 8 Jun-9 Jun Max: 8 Jun ?
Gamma Sagittariids (GSA) 27 May-13 Jun Max: 6 Jun
Iota Scorpids (ISC) 30 May-18 Jun Max: 8 Jun

Level 4

June Lyrids (JLY) 11 Jun-21 Jun Max: 16 Jun
Beta Centaurids Feb 2-25 (Max: Feb 8-9)
Alpha Hydrids (AHY) Jan 5-Feb 14 (Max: Jan 20-21)
Northern [May] Ophiuchids (NOP) 25 Apr-31 May Max: 13 May = Phi Ophiuchids, Eta Ophiuchids
Southern [May] Ophiuchids (SOP) 13 May-26 May Max: 20 May = Theta Ophiuchids = Xi Ophiuchids
Northern Piscids (NPI) 25 Sep-19 Oct Max: 12 Oct
Beta Pavonids (BPA) Mar 11-Apr 16 Max: Apr 7 = Delta Pavonids (DPA) Mar 21-Apr 8 (Max: Apr 5-6)
Eta Carinids Jan

Eta Carinids (ECR) 28 Dec-4 Feb Max: 1 Jan ?
Eta Carinids Jan 14-27 Max: Jan 21-22 ?

Eta Cetids Set 20-2 Nov (Max: 1-5 Oct)

Northern Eta Cetids (NEC) 14 Aug-15 Oct Max: 2 Oct
Southern Eta Cetids (SEC) 22 Aug-8 Oct Max: 31 Aug

Delta Mensids (DME) Mar 14-21 (Max: Mar 18-19)
Delta Arietids (ARI) (Max: Dec 20)
[Alpha] Pegasids (PEG) 29 Oct-17 Nov Max: 12 Nov
July Pegasids [Pegasids] (JPE) Jul 7-Jul 13 (Max: Jul 9-10)
Alpha Leonids (ALE) Jan 13-Feb 13 (Max: Jan 24-31)
Alpha Bootids (ABO) Apr 14-May 12
Kappa Serpentids (KSE) Apr 1-7 (Max: Apr 4)
Phi Bootids (FBO) Apr 16-May 12 (Max: May 1)
Camelopardalids (CAM) 14 MaR-7 Apr Max: Mar 19
Alpha Capricornids A (ACA) 19 Apr-26 May Max: 8 May
Delta Velids (DVE) Jan 22-Feb 21 (Max: Feb 9) = Part of the Puppid-Velid Complex?
Nu Scorpiids (NSC) 25 Mar-16 Apr Max: 5 Apr
Epsilon Eridanids (EER) 9 Oct-12 Oct Max: 10 Oct
Beta Aquarids (BAQ) Jul 21-Aug 11 Max: Aug 2
Beta Gruids I (BCR) Sep 22-Dec 25 Max: Oct 8
Beta Hydrids (BHY) Jan 28-Feb 24 Max: Feb 10
Beta Phoenicids (BPH) Sep 23-Oct 12 Max: Oct 3
Beta Gruids II (BRC) 23 Aug-15 Oct Max: 2 Oct
Alpha Doradids (DOR) 8 Oct-31 Oct Max: 21 Oct
Epsilon Carinids (ECA) 4 Dec-26 Dec Max: 15 Dec
Alpha Cygnids (ACG) Jul 11-Jul 30 (Max: Jul 18)
Alpha Canis Majorids (ACM) 3 Jan-2 Feb Max: 15 Jan
Alpha Crucids (ACR) Jan 6-28 (Max: Jan 15)
Alpha Carinids (ACN) Jan 24-Feb 9 (Max: Jan 30)
Omicron Centaurids (OCE) Jan 31-Feb 19 (Max: Feb 11)
Theta Centaurids (TCE) Jan 23-Mar 12 (Max: Feb 21)
Omega Capricornids (WCA) Apr 19-May 15 (Max: May 2)
Beta Corona Australids (CAU) Apr 23-May 30 (Max: May 18) in Scorpius-Sagittariid Complex ?
Tau Cetids (CET) Jun 18-Jul 4 (Max: Jun 27)
Columbids (COL) 8 Nov-8 Dec Max: 27 Nov
Tau Aquarids (TAQ) Jun 19-Jul 5 (Max: Jun 28)
Pi Eridanids (ERI) Aug 20-Sep 5 (Max: Aug 25)
Gamma Doradids (GDO) Aug 19-Sep 6 (Max: Aug 28)
Kappa Aquarids (KAQ) Sep 8-Sep 30 (Max: Sep 20)
Leo Minorids (LMI) Oct 21-Oct 23 (Max: Oct 22)
Delta Eridanids (DER) Nov 6-Nov 29 (Max: Nov 10)
Gamma Capricornids (GCA) 26 Apr-25 May Max: 11 May
Gamma Corvids (GCO) 8 Jan-29 Jan Max: 22 Jan
Gamma Phoenicids (GPH) 24 Jun-18 Jul Max: 7 Jul
Gamma Puppids (GPU) 28 Sep-30 Oct Max: 15 Oct
Kappa Scorpiids (KSC) 4 May-27 May Max: 19 May in Scorpius-Sagittariid Complex ?
Lambda Sagittariids (LSA) 5 Jun-25 Jul Max: 1 Jul in Scorpius-Sagittariid Complex ?
Nu Phoenicids (NPH) 16 Jul-14 Aug Max: 3 Aug
October Capricornids (OCC) 20 Sep-14 Oct Max: 3 Oct
Omega Canis Majorids (OCM) 17 Dec-4 Jan Max: 27 Dec
Phi Aquarids (PAQ) 5 Aug-25 Aug Max: 15 Aug
Psi Leonids (PLE) 14 Jan-23 Feb Max: 29 Jan
Rho Sagittariids (RSA) 15 Jun-8 Jul Max: 27 Jun
Sigma Orionids (SOR) 10 Sep-26 Oct Max: 5 Oct
Annual Andromedids (AND) = Alpha Andromedids (Sep 25-Nov 12 Max: Oct 3) Part of Andromedids ?
Alpha Pyxids (APY) 14 Jan-3 Feb Max: 24 Jan
Aquarids 8 Jul-20 Sep Max: 30 Jul
Zeta Bootids (DBO) 5 Mar-15 Mar Max: 12 Mar

Level 5

Recovered Meteorite
Arietids (DAR = Daytime Arietids) May 22-Jul 8 (Max: Jun 8)
Capricornids-Sagittariids (Daytime) Jan 30-Feb 28 (Max: Jan 30-Feb 3)
Chi Capricornids (Daytime) Jan 29-Feb 28 (Max: Feb 13-14)
Omicron Cetids (Daytime) May 5-Jun 2 (Max: May 20)
April Piscids (Daytime) Apr 8-29 (Max: 20)
Epsilon Arietids (Daytime) Apr 25-May 27 (Max: May 9-10)
May Arietids (Daytime) May 4-Jun 6 (Max: May 16-17)
Zeta Perseids (DDP) May 20-Jul 5 (Max: Jun 9)
Beta Taurids (Daytime) (DBT) Jun 5-Jul 17 (Max: Jun 28)
Gamma Leonids [Daytime] Aug 14-Sep12 (Max: Aug 25)
Sextantids (SEX = Daytime Sextantids) Sep 27-Oct 9 (Max: Sep 29-Oct 4)
Tau Herculids (THE) 19 May-14 Jun Max: 3 Jun
Aurigids (AAU) Jan 31-Feb 23 (Max: Feb 5-10)
Delta Piscids Apr 24
Andromedids (= Bielids) 25 Sep-6 Dec (Max: 14 Nov)
May Librids May 1-9 (Max: May 6-7) = Gamma Librids, 42 Librids, Lambda Librids, K Librids, Iota Librids
Librids (LBR) Mar 11-May 5 (Max: Apr 17-18, and others)

Librids
Theta Librids

October Arietids [Autumn Arietids] (OAR) Oct 1-Oct 31 (Max: Oct 8) = Xi Arietids = Sigma Arietids
Sigma Capricornids (SCP) Jun 18-Jul 30 (Max: Jul 10-20)
Tau Capricornids ?2 Jun-29 Jul (Max: 12-13 Jul) = Beta Capricornids
Zeta Aurigids Dec 11-Jan 21 (Max: Dec 31-Jan 1)
Rho Geminids Dec 28-Jan 28 (Max: Jan 8-9) = January Cancrids
January Bootids Jan 9-18 (Max: Jan 16-18)
March Aquarids Feb-Apr (Max: Mar 15-18) - Daytime Shower
Beta Leonids Feb 14-Apr 25 (Max: Mar 19-21)
Eta Draconids Mar 22-Apr 8 (Max: Mar 29-31)
Tau Draconids Mar 13-Apr 17 (Max: Mar 31- Apr 2) = Delta Draconids (DDR) Mar 27-Apr 7 (Max: Apr 7) ?
April Ursids Mar 18-May 9 (Max: Apr 19-20)
Eta Lyrids May 3-12 (Max: May 8-10)
May Piscids May 4-27 (Max: May 12-13) - Daylight Shower
June Scutids 2 Jun-29 Jul (Max: 27-28 Jun) = Eta Serpentids, Eta Serpentids I
Alpha Lyrids Jul 9-20 (Max: Jul 14-15)
Alpha Ursae Majorids Aug 9-30 (Max: 13-14 Aug)
Gamma Aquarids 1-14 Sep (Max: 7-8 Sep)
Aries-Triangulids (ATR) Sep 9-16 (Max: Sep 12)

Alpha Arietids
Alpha Triangulids

October Cetids ?8 Sep-30 Oct (Max: 5-6 Oct) = Beta Cetids, Delta Piscids
October Cygnids 22 Sep-11 Oct (Max: 4-9 Oct) = Alpha Cygnids, Delta Cygnids
11 Canis Minorids Dec
Gamma Piscids 26 Aug-22 Oct (Max: 11-20 Sep)
September Eta Draconids 28 Aug-23 Sep (Max: 12-13 Sep)
Upsilon Pegasids 25 Jul-19 Aug (Max: 8-9 Aug)
August Eridanids
Epsilon Aquilids May 4-27 (Max: May 17-18)
Rho Leonids Feb 13-Mar 13 (Max: Mar 1-4)
Leonids-Ursids Mar 18-Apr 7 (Max: Mar 10-11?)
Corona Australids Mar 14-18 (Max: Mar 16)
April Fireballs Apr 15-30 (Max: Apr 15)
Leo Minorids (LMI) (Oct 23-25) (Max: Oct 24) = Beta Leo Minorids ?
March Geminids Mar 22-24 (Max: Mar 22)
Eta Craterids Jan 11-22 (Max: Jan 16-17)
June Aquilids 2 Jun-2 Jul (Max: 16-17 Jun)
Canids (in Canis Minor) Jan 13-30 (Max: Jan 24-25) - Erroneously called the Canes Venaticids
January Draconids Jan 10-24 (Max: Jan 13-16)
Omicron Draconids (ODR) 7 Jul-24 Jul Max: 16 Jul
Eta Pegasids 30 May
Lacertids (LAC) 1 Aug
Zeta Herculids 11-24 May Max: 18
Corvids 25 Jun-30 Jun Max: 26 Jun - extinct?