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IAU 76 · KAQ
kappa Aquariids
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
- annual
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 179 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 334 °
- Radiant declination
- -13.8 °
- Right ascension drift
- Not reported
- Declination drift
- Not reported
- Geocentric speed
- 12.8 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 2.564 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.884 AU
- Eccentricity
- Not reported
- Argument of perihelion
- 45.2 °
- Ascending node
- 359.8 °
- Inclination
- 1 °
- Observed members
- 3
- Technique
- P
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- 2006 AR3?
Reference: 1) Porubcan and Gavajdova, 1994
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
- annual
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 179 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 342.3 °
- Radiant declination
- -2.5 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.8 °/day
- Declination drift
- 0.4 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 15.3 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 2.94 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.867 AU
- Eccentricity
- Not reported
- Argument of perihelion
- 229.2 °
- Ascending node
- 186.6 °
- Inclination
- 2.1 °
- Observed members
- 4
- Technique
- P
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- 2006 AR3?
Reference: 2) Lindblad, 1971
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)