IAU 506 · FEV
February epsilon Virginids
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
- 1
- MDC status
- single established shower, group
- Activity
- 2007/12
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 315.3 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 201.7 °
- Radiant declination
- 10.4 °
- Right ascension drift
- Not reported
- Declination drift
- Not reported
- Geocentric speed
- 63 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- Not reported
- Perihelion distance
- 0.488 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.958
- Argument of perihelion
- 271.2 °
- Ascending node
- 315.3 °
- Inclination
- 138.1 °
- Observed members
- 22
- Technique
- T
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- ?C/1808F1(Pons); ?C/1978T3(Bradfield)
Reference: 1) Steakley and Jenniskens, 2012
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
- 2013
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 315 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 201 °
- Radiant declination
- 10.6 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.9 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.3 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 65 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
- 600
- Technique
- T
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- ?C/1808F1(Pons); ?C/1978T3(Bradfield)
Reference: 2) Molau et al., 2013
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
- 314 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 200.4 °
- Radiant declination
- 11 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.89 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.37 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 62.9 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 8.28 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.491 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.954
- Argument of perihelion
- 272.5 °
- Ascending node
- 312.6 °
- Inclination
- 138 °
- Observed members
- 55
- Technique
- T
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- ?C/1808F1(Pons); ?C/1978T3(Bradfield)
Reference: 3) Jenniskens et al., 2016, Icarus, 266, 384
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)