IAU 10 · QUA
Quadrantids
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.
6 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
- annual
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 283.28 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 230 °
- Radiant declination
- 49.5 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.4 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.2 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 41.36 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 3.14 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.979 AU
- Eccentricity
- Not reported
- Argument of perihelion
- 172 °
- Ascending node
- 283.3 °
- Inclination
- 72 °
- Observed members
- 85
- Technique
- Not reported
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- 2003 EH1
Reference: 1) Jenniskens, 2006
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
- annual
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 283.2 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 230.2 °
- Radiant declination
- 49.2 °
- Right ascension drift
- Not reported
- Declination drift
- Not reported
- Geocentric speed
- 41.2 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- Not reported
- Perihelion distance
- 0.978 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.676
- Argument of perihelion
- 171.1 °
- Ascending node
- 283.2 °
- Inclination
- 71.9 °
- Observed members
- 14
- Technique
- P
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 2) Jopek et al., 2003
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
- 2002/06
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 283.5 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 231.7 °
- Radiant declination
- 48.5 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.72 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.55 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 42 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 3.7 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.975 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.7367
- Argument of perihelion
- 168.5 °
- Ascending node
- 283.2 °
- Inclination
- 72.5 °
- Observed members
- 881
- Technique
- R
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- 2003 RH1
Reference: 3) Brown et al., 2008
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)
Parameter set 3
- MDC status code
- 1
- MDC status
- single established shower, group
- Activity
- 2007/08
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 283.1 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 230 °
- Radiant declination
- 49 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.15 °/day
- Declination drift
- 0.17 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 40 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
- 243
- Technique
- T
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- 2003 EH1
Reference: 4) SonotaCo, 2009
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)
Parameter set 4
- MDC status code
- 1
- MDC status
- single established shower, group
- Activity
- 2002/08
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 283 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 231.5 °
- Radiant declination
- 48.5 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.78 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.38 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 41.7 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 3.35 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.9746 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.709
- Argument of perihelion
- 168.14 °
- Ascending node
- 283 °
- Inclination
- 72.4 °
- Observed members
- 6,614
- Technique
- R
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- 2003 EH1
Reference: 5) Brown et al., 2010
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)
Parameter set 5
- MDC status code
- 1
- MDC status
- single established shower, group
- Activity
- annual
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 283 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 230.2 °
- Radiant declination
- 49.5 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.56 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.25 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 40.7 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 2.82 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.979 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.657
- Argument of perihelion
- 171.4 °
- Ascending node
- 283.3 °
- Inclination
- 71.2 °
- Observed members
- 1,029
- Technique
- T
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- 2003 EH1
Reference: 6) Jenniskens et al., 2016, Icarus, 266, 331
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)