Meteor Shower Calendar 2005
Source: International Meteor Organisation (IMO)
Shower IMO Activity Maximum Radiant UTC V r ZHR
Code Period Date sol Dec km/s
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Quadrantids (QUA) Jan 01-Jan 05 Jan 03 283°16 15:20 +49° 41 2.1 120
Gamma Velids (GVE) Dec 24-Jan 23 Jan 05 285° 08:20 -47° 35 3.0 2
Alpha Hydrids (AHY) Jan 05-Feb 14 Jan 14 294° 08:52 -11° 44 2.8 2
Alpha Crucids (ACR) Jan 06-Jan 28 Jan 15 295° 12:48 -63° 50 2.9 3
Alpha Carinids (ACN) Jan 24-Feb 09 Jan 30 311° 06:20 -54° 25 2.5 2
Alpha Centaurids (ACE) Jan 28-Feb 21 Feb 07 319°2 14:00 -59° 56 2.0 6
Delta Velids (DVE) Jan 22-Feb 21 Feb 14 325° 08:44 -52° 35 3.0 1
Omicron Centaurids (OCE) Jan 31-Feb 19 Feb 14 325° 11:48 -56° 51 2.8 2
Theta Centaurids (TCE) Jan 23-Mar 12 Feb 14 325° 14:00 -41° 60 2.6 4
Delta Leonids (DLE) Feb 15-Mar 10 Feb 24 336° 11:12 +16° 23 3.0 2
Gamma Normids (GNO) Feb 25-Mar 22 Mar 13 353° 16:36 -51° 56 2.4 8
Delta Pavonids (DPA) Mar 11-Apr 16 Mar 29 009° 20:30 -63° 60 2.6 5
Lyrids (LYR) Apr 16-Apr 25 Apr 22 032°32 18:04 +34° 49 2.1 18
Pi Puppids (PPU) Apr 15-Apr 28 Apr 24 033°5 07:20 -45° 18 2.0 var
Eta Aquarids (ETA) Apr 19-May 28 May 05 045°5 22:32 -01° 66 2.4 60
Eta Lyrids (IAA) May 05-May 17 May 09 049° 19:12 +44° 44 2.5 3
Beta Corona Australids (BCA) Apr 23-May 30 May 16 096° 18:56 -40° 45 3.1 3
June Lyrids (JLY) Jun 11-Jun 21 Jun 16 084.5° 18:32 +35° 31 2.5 3
Tau Cetids (CET) Jun 18-Jul 04 Jun 27 096° 01:36 -12° 66 2.5 4
June Bootids (JBO) Jun 26-Jul 02 Jun 27 095°7 14:56 +48° 18 2.2 var
Tau Aquarids (TAQ) Jun 19-Jul 05 Jun 29 098° 22:48 -12° 63 2.5 3
Pegasids (JPE) Jul 07-Jul 13 Jul 09 107°5 22:40 +15° 70 3.0 3
July Phoenicids (PHE) Jul 10-Jul 16 Jul 13 111° 02:08 -48° 47 3.0 var
Alpha Cygnids (ACG) Jul 11-Jul 30 Jul 18 116° 20:20 +47° 37 2.7 3
Piscis Austrinids (PAU) Jul 15-Aug 10 Jul 28 125° 22:44 -16° 35 3.2 5
South Delta Aquarids (SDA) Jul 12-Aug 19 Jul 28 125° 22:36 -30° 41 3.2 20
Alpha Capricornids (CAP) Jul 03-Aug 15 Jul 30 127° 20:28 -10° 23 2.5 4
South Iota Aquarids (SIA) Jul 25-Aug 15 Aug 04 132° 22:16 -15° 34 2.9 2
North Delta Aquarids (NDA) Jul 15-Aug 25 Aug 08 136° 22:20 -05° 42 3.4 4
Perseids (PER) Jul 17-Aug 24 Aug 12 140° 03:04 +58° 59 2.6 100
Kappa Cygnids (KCG) Aug 03-Aug 25 Aug 17 145° 19:04 +59° 25 3.0 3
North Iota Aquarids (NIA) Aug 11-Aug 31 Aug 19 147° 21:48 -06° 31 3.2 3
Pi Eridanids (ERI) Aug 20-Sep 05 Aug 27 154° 03:28 -15° 59 2.8 4
Gamma Doradids (GDO) Aug 19-Sep 06 Aug 30 157° 04:04 -50° 41 2.8 5
Alpha Aurigids (AUR) Aug 25-Sep 08 Sep 01 158°6 05:36 +42° 66 2.6 7
September Perseids (SPR) Sep 05-Sep 16 Sep 09 166°7 04:00 +47° 64 2.9 5
Kappa Aquarids (KAQ) Sep 08-Sep 30 Sep 18 176 22:36 -05° 19 2.8 3
Delta Aurigids (DAU) Sep 16-Oct 10 Sep 23 180° 05:00 +49° 64 2.9 3
Giacobinids (GIA) Oct 06-Oct 10 Oct 08 195°4 17:28 +54° 20 2.6 var
Epsilon Geminids (EGE) Oct 14-Oct 27 Oct 18 205° 06:48 +27° 70 3.0 2
Orionids (ORI) Oct 02-Nov 07 Oct 21 208° 06:20 +16° 66 2.5 23
Leo Minorids (LMI) Oct 23-Oct 25 Oct 24 211° 10:48 +37° 61 2.7 2
Southern Taurids (STA) Oct 01-Nov 25 Nov 05 223° 03:28 +13° 27 2.3 5
Northern Taurids (NTA) Oct 01-Nov 25 Nov 12 230° 03:52 +22° 29 2.3 5
Delta Eridanids (DER) Nov 06-Nov 29 Nov 12 230° 03:40 -02° 31 2.8 1
Zeta Puppids (ZPU) Nov 02-Dec 20 Nov 13 231° 07:48 -42° 41 3.4 3
Leonids (LEO) Nov 14-Nov 21 Nov 17 235°27 10:12 +22° 71 2.5 20+
Alpha Monocerotids (AMO) Nov 15-Nov 25 Nov 21 239°32 07:48 +01° 65 2.4 var
Dec Phoenicids (PHO) Nov 28-Dec 09 Dec 06 254°25 01:12 -53° 18 2.8 var
Puppid/Velids (PUP) Dec 01-Dec 15 Dec 07 255° 08:12 -45° 40 2.9 10
Monocerotids (MON) Nov 27-Dec 17 Dec 09 257° 06:40 +08° 42 3.0 3
Sigma Hydrids (HYD) Dec 03-Dec 15 Dec 12 260° 08:28 +02° 58 3.0 2
Geminids (GEM) Dec 07-Dec 17 Dec 14 262°2 07:28 +33° 35 2.6 120
Coma Berenicids (COM) Dec 12-Jan 23 Dec 19 268° 11:40 +25° 65 3.0 5
Ursids (URS) Dec 17-Dec 26 Dec 22 270°7 14:28 +76° 33 3.0 10