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IAU 401 · BSX
beta Sextantids
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.
1 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
- 292 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 160.2 °
- Radiant declination
- 1.8 °
- Right ascension drift
- 1.15 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.44 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 53.2 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 1.84 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.0694 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.962
- Argument of perihelion
- 153.55 °
- Ascending node
- 112 °
- Inclination
- 149.7 °
- Observed members
- 595
- Technique
- R
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 1) Brown et al., 2010
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)