IAU 179 · SCA
sigma Capricornids
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
- 110 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 311.1 °
- Radiant declination
- -14.5 °
- Right ascension drift
- Not reported
- Declination drift
- Not reported
- Geocentric speed
- 26.9 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 1.31 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.272 AU
- Eccentricity
- Not reported
- Argument of perihelion
- 311.2 °
- Ascending node
- 110.2 °
- Inclination
- 4.5 °
- Observed members
- 40
- 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
- annual
- Shower group
- 00000
- Peak solar longitude
- 118 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 319.5 °
- Radiant declination
- -10.9 °
- Right ascension drift
- 0.97 °/day
- Declination drift
- 0.31 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 34.1 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- 2.1 AU
- Perihelion distance
- 0.192 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.911
- Argument of perihelion
- 314.8 °
- Ascending node
- 111.8 °
- Inclination
- 8.4 °
- Observed members
- 20
- Technique
- T
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- Not reported
Reference: 2) Jenniskens et al., 2016, Icarus, 266, 355
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)