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Draconids meteor shower peak

Tue, October 8, 2024 · Computed (rule)

2 yr ago

Source

Up to about 10 meteors an hour under a dark sky at the peak (IMO zenithal hourly rate); best after midnight.

Every year

Oct 8, 2020Draconids meteor shower peakAn event.6 yr agoInternational Meteor Organization, computedDetails →Oct 8, 2021Draconids meteor shower peakAn event.5 yr agoInternational Meteor Organization, computedDetails →Oct 8, 2022Draconids meteor shower peakAn event.4 yr agoInternational Meteor Organization, computedDetails →Oct 9, 2023Draconids meteor shower peakAn event.3 yr agoInternational Meteor Organization, computedDetails →
Oct 8, 2024Draconids meteor shower peakAn event.2 yr agoInternational Meteor Organization, computed
Oct 8, 2025Draconids meteor shower peakAn event.13 mo agoInternational Meteor Organization, computedDetails →Oct 8Draconids meteor shower peakAn event.32 days agoInternational Meteor Organization, computedDetails →Oct 9, 2027Draconids meteor shower peakAn event.in 11 moInternational Meteor Organization, computedDetails →Oct 8, 2028Draconids meteor shower peakAn event.in 2 yrInternational Meteor Organization, computedDetails →Oct 8, 2029Draconids meteor shower peakAn event.in 3 yrInternational Meteor Organization, computedDetails →Oct 8, 2030Draconids meteor shower peakAn event.in 4 yrInternational Meteor Organization, computedDetails →
Source, method and history
Source
International Meteor Organization
How we know
Computed: the Sun reaches solar longitude 195.4° (J2000), the peak in the International Meteor Organization working list. Real peaks can shift by a day.
Recurs
annual
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Changes
None recorded.