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April Lyrids

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.

8 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
annual
Shower group
00000
Peak solar longitude
32.4 °
Radiant right ascension
272 °
Radiant declination
33.3 °
Right ascension drift
Not reported
Declination drift
Not reported
Geocentric speed
46.6 km/s
Semimajor axis
45.7 AU
Perihelion distance
0.921 AU
Eccentricity
Not reported
Argument of perihelion
214.3 °
Ascending node
31.8 °
Inclination
79.6 °
Observed members
Not reported
Technique
P
Submitted on
SD
Reported parent body
C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)

Reference: 1) Dutch Meteor Society 2001

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
32.4 °
Radiant right ascension
271.9 °
Radiant declination
33.3 °
Right ascension drift
1.23 °/day
Declination drift
0.17 °/day
Geocentric speed
47.07 km/s
Semimajor axis
56 AU
Perihelion distance
0.918 AU
Eccentricity
Not reported
Argument of perihelion
214.5 °
Ascending node
32.2 °
Inclination
79.5 °
Observed members
7
Technique
P
Submitted on
SD
Reported parent body
C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)

Reference: 2) Kresak and Porubcan, 1970

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

Parameter set 2

MDC status code
1
MDC status
single established shower, group
Activity
annual
Shower group
00000
Peak solar longitude
32.4 °
Radiant right ascension
271.9 °
Radiant declination
33.6 °
Right ascension drift
1.1 °/day
Declination drift
0 °/day
Geocentric speed
47.6 km/s
Semimajor axis
28 AU
Perihelion distance
0.919 AU
Eccentricity
Not reported
Argument of perihelion
214.3 °
Ascending node
32.5 °
Inclination
79 °
Observed members
5
Technique
Not reported
Submitted on
SD
Reported parent body
C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)

Reference: 3) Cook, 1973

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

Parameter set 3

MDC status code
1
MDC status
single established shower, group
Activity
annual
Shower group
00000
Peak solar longitude
32.4 °
Radiant right ascension
272 °
Radiant declination
33.3 °
Right ascension drift
Not reported
Declination drift
Not reported
Geocentric speed
47.1 km/s
Semimajor axis
Not reported
Perihelion distance
0.919 AU
Eccentricity
0.989
Argument of perihelion
214.2 °
Ascending node
32.4 °
Inclination
79.8 °
Observed members
6
Technique
P
Submitted on
SD
Reported parent body
Not reported

Reference: 4) Jopek et al., 2003

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

Parameter set 4

MDC status code
1
MDC status
single established shower, group
Activity
2002/06
Shower group
00000
Peak solar longitude
32.5 °
Radiant right ascension
272.3 °
Radiant declination
32.6 °
Right ascension drift
1.5 °/day
Declination drift
-0.3 °/day
Geocentric speed
47.3 km/s
Semimajor axis
22.2 AU
Perihelion distance
0.913 AU
Eccentricity
0.9589
Argument of perihelion
215.8 °
Ascending node
32.3 °
Inclination
80.7 °
Observed members
26
Technique
R
Submitted on
SD
Reported parent body
Not reported

Reference: 5) Brown et al., 2008

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

Parameter set 5

MDC status code
1
MDC status
single established shower, group
Activity
2007/08
Shower group
00000
Peak solar longitude
32.5 °
Radiant right ascension
272.6 °
Radiant declination
33.2 °
Right ascension drift
0.82 °/day
Declination drift
-0.29 °/day
Geocentric speed
46.7 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
73
Technique
T
Submitted on
SD
Reported parent body
C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)

Reference: 6) SonotaCo, 2009

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

Parameter set 6

MDC status code
1
MDC status
single established shower, group
Activity
2002/08
Shower group
00000
Peak solar longitude
32 °
Radiant right ascension
272.2 °
Radiant declination
32.6 °
Right ascension drift
0.62 °/day
Declination drift
-0.33 °/day
Geocentric speed
46.6 km/s
Semimajor axis
10.85 AU
Perihelion distance
0.9149 AU
Eccentricity
0.916
Argument of perihelion
215.71 °
Ascending node
32 °
Inclination
80 °
Observed members
1,197
Technique
R
Submitted on
SD
Reported parent body
C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)

Reference: 7) Brown et al., 2010

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

Parameter set 7

MDC status code
1
MDC status
single established shower, group
Activity
annual
Shower group
00000
Peak solar longitude
32 °
Radiant right ascension
272 °
Radiant declination
33.4 °
Right ascension drift
0.66 °/day
Declination drift
0.02 °/day
Geocentric speed
46.7 km/s
Semimajor axis
10.8 AU
Perihelion distance
0.921 AU
Eccentricity
0.956
Argument of perihelion
214 °
Ascending node
32.3 °
Inclination
79.4 °
Observed members
258
Technique
T
Submitted on
SD
Reported parent body
C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)

Reference: 8) Jenniskens et al., 2016, Icarus, 266, 331

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