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IAU 202 · ZCA
Daytime zeta Cancrids
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
- annual
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 147 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 119.7 °
- Radiant declination
- 19 °
- Right ascension drift
- Not reported
- Declination drift
- Not reported
- Geocentric speed
- 43.8 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 5 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.05 AU
- Eccentricity
- Not reported
- Argument of perihelion
- 206.5 °
- Ascending node
- 326.9 °
- Inclination
- 21.1 °
- Observed members
- 3
- Technique
- R
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 1) Nilsson, 1964
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
- 2002/08
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 160 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 136.1 °
- Radiant declination
- 11.7 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.92 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.18 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 42.1 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 4.64 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.0883 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.981
- Argument of perihelion
- 212.57 °
- Ascending node
- 340 °
- Inclination
- 16.6 °
- Observed members
- 949
- Technique
- R
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 2) Brown et al., 2010
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)