Meteor Shower Calendar 2004
Source: International Meteor Organisation (IMO)
Shower Activity Maximum Radiant V r ZHR IMO
Period Date sol alpha delta Code
° ° ° km/s
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Quadrantids Jan 01-Jan 05 Jan 04 283.16 230 +49 41 2.1 120 QUA
delta-Cancrids Jan 01-Jan 24 Jan 17 297 130 +20 28 3.0 4 DCA
alpha-Centaurids Jan 28-Feb 21 Feb 08 319.2 210 -59 56 2.0 6 ACE
delta-Leonids Feb 15-Mar 10 Feb 25 336 168 +16 23 3.0 2 DLE
gamma-Normids Feb 25-Mar 22 Mar 13 353 249 -51 56 2.4 8 GNO
Virginids Jan 25-Apr 15 (Mar 24)(004) 195 -04 30 3.0 5 VIR
Lyrids Apr 16-Apr 25 Apr 23 032.1 271 +34 49 2.1 18 LYR
pi-Puppids Apr 15-Apr 28 Apr 24 033.5 110 -45 18 2.0 var. PPU
eta-Aquarids Apr 19-May 28 May 05 045.5 338 -01 66 2.4 60 ETA
Sagittarids Apr 15-Jul 15 (May 19)(059) 247 -22 30 2.5 5 SAG
June Bootids Jun 26-Jul 02 Jun 27 095.7 224 +48 18 2.2 var. JBO
Pegasids Jul 07-Jul 13 Jul 09 107.5 340 +15 70 3.0 3 JPE
July Phoenicids Jul 10-Jul 16 Jul 13 111 032 -48 47 3.0 var. PHE
Pisces Austrinids Jul 15-Aug 10 Jul 27 125 341 -30 35 3.2 5 PAU
Southern delta-Aquarids Jul 12-Aug 19 Jul 27 125 339 -16 41 3.2 20 SDA
alpha-Capricornids Jul 03-Aug 15 Jul 29 127 307 -10 23 2.5 4 CAP
Southern iota-Aquarids Jul 25-Aug 15 Aug 04 132 334 -15 34 2.9 2 SIA
Northern delta-Aquarids Jul 15-Aug 25 Aug 08 136 335 -05 42 3.4 4 NDA
Perseids Jul 17-Aug 24 Aug 12 140.0 046 +58 59 2.6 110 PER
kappa-Cygnids Aug 03-Aug 25 Aug 17 145 286 +59 25 3.0 3 KCG
Northern iota-Aquarids Aug 11-Aug 31 Aug 19 147 327 -06 31 3.2 3 NIA
alpha-Aurigids Aug 25-Sep 08 Aug 31 158.6 084 +42 66 2.6 7 AUR
delta-Aurigids Sep 05-Oct 10 Sep 09 166.7 060 +47 64 2.9 5 DAU
Piscids Sep 01-Sep 30 Sep 19 177 005 -01 26 3.0 3 SPI
Draconids Oct 06-Oct 10 Oct 08 195.4 262 +54 20 2.6 var. GIA
epsilon-Geminids Oct 14-Oct 27 Oct 18 205 102 +27 70 3.0 2 EGE
Orionids Oct 02-Nov 07 Oct 21 208 095 +16 66 2.5 23 ORI
Southern Taurids Oct 01-Nov 25 Nov 05 223 052 +13 27 2.3 5 STA
Northern Taurids Oct 01-Nov 25 Nov 12 230 058 +22 29 2.3 5 NTA
Leonids Nov 14-Nov 21 Nov 17 235.27 153 +22 71 2.5 50+ LEO
alpha-Monocerotids Nov 15-Nov 25 Nov 21 239.32 117 +01 65 2.4 var. AMO
chi-Orionids Nov 26-Dec 15 Dec 01 250 082 +23 28 3.0 3 XOR
Phoenicids Nov 28-Dec 09 Dec 06 254.25 018 -53 22 2.8 var. PHO
Puppid-Velids Dec 01-Dec 15 (Dec 06)(255) 123 -45 40 2.9 10 PUP
Monocerotids Nov 27-Dec 17 Dec 08 257 100 +08 42 3.0 3 MON
sigma-Hydrids Dec 03-Dec 15 Dec 11 260 127 +02 58 3.0 2 HYD
Geminids Dec 07-Dec 17 Dec 13 262.2 112 +33 35 2.6 120 GEM
Coma Berenicids Dec 12-Jan 23 Dec 19 268 175 +25 65 3.0 5 COM
Ursids Dec 17-Dec 26 Dec 22 270.7 217 +76 33 3.0 10 URS
Working list of daytime radio meteor streams.
Shower Activity Max sol Radiant Best Observed Rate
Date 2000.0 al. de. 50°N 35°S
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Cap/Sagittarids Jan 13-Feb 04 Feb 02 312.5 299 -15 11h-14h 09h-14h medium
chi-Capricornids Jan 29-Feb 28 Feb 14 324.7 315 -24 10h-13h 08h-15h low
Piscids (April) Apr 08-Apr 29 Apr 20 030.3 007 +7 07h-14h 08h-13h low
delta-Piscids Apr 24-Apr 24 Apr 24 034.2 011 +12 07h-14h 08h-13h low
epsilon-Arietids Apr 24-May 27 May 09 048.7 044 +21 08h-15h 10h-14h low
Arietids (May) May 04-Jun 06 May 16 055.5 037 +18 08h-15h 09h-13h low
omicron-Cetids May 05-Jun 02 May 20 059.3 028 -4 07h-13h 07h-13h medium
Arietids May 22-Jul 02 Jun 07 076.7 044 +24 06h-14h 08h-12h high
zeta-Perseids May 20-Jul 05 Jun 09 078.6 062 +23 07h-15h 09h-13h high
beta-Taurids Jun 05-Jul 17 Jun 28 096.7 086 +19 08h-15h 09h-13h medium
gamma-Leonids Aug 14-Sep 12 Aug 25 152.2 155 +20 08h-16h 10h-14h low
Sextantids Sep 09-Oct 09 Sep 27 184.3 152 0 06h-12h 06h-13h medium