IAU 226 · ZTA
zeta Taurids
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
- 196 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 86.1 °
- Radiant declination
- 14.7 °
- Right ascension drift
- Not reported
- Declination drift
- Not reported
- Geocentric speed
- 67.2 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 21.3 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.715 AU
- Eccentricity
- Not reported
- Argument of perihelion
- 70.9 °
- Ascending node
- 16.5 °
- Inclination
- 162.4 °
- Observed members
- 3
- Technique
- Not reported
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 1) Jenniskens, 2006
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
- 1968/69
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 193.5 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 71.5 °
- Radiant declination
- 28.2 °
- Right ascension drift
- Not reported
- Declination drift
- Not reported
- Geocentric speed
- 56.5 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 1.632 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.231 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.858
- Argument of perihelion
- 311.8 °
- Ascending node
- 193.5 °
- Inclination
- 163.1 °
- Observed members
- 6
- Technique
- R
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 2) Sekanina, 1976 (Tab. VI, p. 287 tau Taurids)
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
- 203 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 79.7 °
- Radiant declination
- 12.2 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.8 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.8 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 60.6 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
- 294
- Technique
- T
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 3) Molau and Rendtel, 2009
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)