IAU 127 · MCA
March Cassiopeiids
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
- 345.2 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 352.8 °
- Radiant declination
- 52.3 °
- Right ascension drift
- 1.16 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.1 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 14.5 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 2.4 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.931 AU
- Eccentricity
- Not reported
- Argument of perihelion
- 146.5 °
- Ascending node
- 345.2 °
- Inclination
- 14.8 °
- Observed members
- 5
- 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
- annual
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 350.5 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 0.2 °
- Radiant declination
- 50.9 °
- Right ascension drift
- Not reported
- Declination drift
- Not reported
- Geocentric speed
- 13.4 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 2.322 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.93 AU
- Eccentricity
- Not reported
- Argument of perihelion
- 146.3 °
- Ascending node
- 350.5 °
- Inclination
- 15.2 °
- Observed members
- 4
- Technique
- P
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 2) Porubcan and Gavajdova, 1994
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
- 349.7 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 4.7 °
- Radiant declination
- 48.3 °
- Right ascension drift
- Not reported
- Declination drift
- Not reported
- Geocentric speed
- 13.6 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 2.567 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.934 AU
- Eccentricity
- Not reported
- Argument of perihelion
- 148.8 °
- Ascending node
- 349.7 °
- Inclination
- 14.3 °
- Observed members
- Not reported
- Technique
- P
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 3) Terentjeva, 1989 (Nr 17)
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)