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IAU 541 · SSD
66 Draconids
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.
1 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
- 255.2 °
- Radiant right ascension
- 302 °
- Radiant declination
- 62 °
- Right ascension drift
- -0.54 °/day
- Declination drift
- -0.3 °/day
- Geocentric speed
- 18.2 km/s
- Semimajor axis
- Not reported
- Perihelion distance
- 0.981 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.657
- Argument of perihelion
- 184.8 °
- Ascending node
- 255.2 °
- Inclination
- 27.2 °
- Observed members
- 43
- Technique
- T
- Submitted on
- SD
- Reported parent body
- 2001XQ
Reference: 1) Segon et al., 2014
Source: IAU Meteor Data Center (Jenniskens et al. 2020; Hajdukova & Rudawska)