IAU 334 · DAD
December alpha Draconids
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.
2 parameter sets returned for this shower. List-page filters do not hide sets here.
Parameter set 0
- MDC status code
- 1
- MDC status
- single established shower, group
- Activity
- 2007/08
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 256.5 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 207.9 °
- Radiant declination
- 60.6 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.4 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.14 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 41.6 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- Not reported
- Perihelion distance
- Not reported
- Eccentricity
- Not reported
- Argument of perihelion
- Not reported
- Ascending node
- Not reported
- Inclination
- Not reported
- Observed members
- 145
- Technique
- T
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 1) SonotaCo, 2009
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)
Parameter set 1
- MDC status code
- 1
- MDC status
- single established shower, group
- Activity
- annual
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 256 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 210.8 °
- Radiant declination
- 58.6 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.58 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.34 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 40.8 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 2.48 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.983 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.603
- Argument of perihelion
- 177.4 °
- Ascending node
- 254.8 °
- Inclination
- 71.8 °
- Observed members
- 47
- Technique
- T
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 2) Jenniskens et al., 2016, Icarus, 266, 331
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)