The meteor shower of the July Pegasids occurs between July 4 and Aug 8. It is a weak meteor shower that has its maximum around July 11 having a ZHR of only 3 meteors per hour. The meteors have, however, an atmosphere entry speed of about 64 km/s.
| July Pegasids | |
|---|---|
 Celestial map of Pegasus | |
| Parent body | C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield) |
| Radiant | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 23h 12m -0s |
| Declination | +10° 08′ 00″ |
| Properties | |
| Occurs during | July 4 to Aug 8[1] |
| Date of peak | July 11 |
| Velocity | 64.1[1] km/s |
| Zenithal hourly rate | 3[1] |
The Radiant of the Pegasids is in the constellation of Pegasus, around 5 degrees to the west of the star α Pegasi. The origin of this meteor shower is probably the comet C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield).[2] C/1979 Y1 has an orbital period of 308 years,[3] and should return around 2287.
For Central Europe, the best time to watch them is the second half of the night, as the radiant reaches at that time a sufficient height over the horizon.
References
edit- ^ a b c "2023 Meteor Shower List". American Meteor Society (AMS). Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "Meteor Data Center". Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "Small-Body Database Lookup: C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)".
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