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Camelopardalids

Measurements from the IAU Meteor Data Center. Each parameter set describes an observation campaign; values and proposed parent bodies may differ between sets.

An activity peak is expressed as solar longitude, not a guaranteed calendar date or observing forecast. Radiant coordinates and orbital elements are reported as supplied by the source. Missing values are not reported; these data do not predict an hourly meteor rate.

3 parameter sets returned for this shower. List-page filters do not hide sets here.

Parameter set 0

MDC status code
0
MDC status
single shower, working list
Activity
annual
Shower group
00000
Peak solar longitude
39.1 °
Radiant right ascension
172.6 °
Radiant declination
83.7 °
Right ascension drift
Not reported
Declination drift
Not reported
Geocentric speed
14.7 km/s
Semimajor axis
Not reported
Perihelion distance
0.998 AU
Eccentricity
0.619
Argument of perihelion
168.1 °
Ascending node
39.1 °
Inclination
20.7 °
Observed members
8
Technique
T
Submitted on
SD
Reported parent body
209P/LINEAR

Reference: 1) Rudawska and Jenniskens, 2014

Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)

Parameter set 1

MDC status code
0
MDC status
single shower, working list
Activity
annual
Shower group
00000
Peak solar longitude
40.6 °
Radiant right ascension
182.7 °
Radiant declination
83.2 °
Right ascension drift
Not reported
Declination drift
Not reported
Geocentric speed
13.02 km/s
Semimajor axis
Not reported
Perihelion distance
1 AU
Eccentricity
0.517
Argument of perihelion
167.9 °
Ascending node
40.6 °
Inclination
19 °
Observed members
4
Technique
T
Submitted on
SD
Reported parent body
209P/LINEAR

Reference: 2) Kornos et al., 2014

Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)

Parameter set 2

MDC status code
0
MDC status
single shower, working list
Activity
annual
Shower group
00000
Peak solar longitude
39 °
Radiant right ascension
170.9 °
Radiant declination
76.8 °
Right ascension drift
1.17 °/day
Declination drift
-0.39 °/day
Geocentric speed
14 km/s
Semimajor axis
2.73 AU
Perihelion distance
0.999 AU
Eccentricity
0.633
Argument of perihelion
167.6 °
Ascending node
39.1 °
Inclination
19.1 °
Observed members
19
Technique
T
Submitted on
SD
Reported parent body
209P/LINEAR

Reference: 3) Jenniskens et al., 2016, Icarus, 266, 331

Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)