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IAU 189 · DMC
Daytime mu 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
- 0
- MDC status
- single shower, working list
- Activity
- 1968/69
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 126 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 122.7 °
- Radiant declination
- 22.4 °
- Right ascension drift
- Not reported
- Declination drift
- Not reported
- Geocentric speed
- 24.3 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 1.72 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.443 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.742
- Argument of perihelion
- 71 °
- Ascending node
- 128 °
- Inclination
- 2.1 °
- Observed members
- 43
- Technique
- R
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 1) Sekanina, 1976
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
- 1961
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 126 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 108.4 °
- Radiant declination
- 24.8 °
- Right ascension drift
- 1 °/day
- Declination drift
- Not reported
- Geocentric speed
- 31.1 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 2.5 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.25 AU
- Eccentricity
- Not reported
- Argument of perihelion
- 53.2 °
- Ascending node
- 124.1 °
- Inclination
- 5.1 °
- Observed members
- 5
- Technique
- R
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 2) Nilson, 1964
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)