Meteor Shower Observations

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Updated on November 21, 2001

Shower Period Peak Amount Time HR Quadrantids Dec. 30 - Jan. 7 Jan. 4 34 2:54 12 Kappa Lyrids Apr. 13 - Apr. 24 Apr. 22 5 0:50 6.0 Eta Aquarids Apr. 24 - May 18 May 5 4 1:30 2.7 Gamma Perseids July 22 - Aug. 24 Aug. 12 44 1:25 31 Giacobinids Oct. 8 - Oct. 10 Oct. 9 9 2:39 3.4 Northern/Southern Taurids October - November mid/early November 26 5:42 4.6 Gamma Leonids Nov. 4 - Nov. 24 Nov. 17 2201 12:13 180

Quadrantids Magnitudes YEAR MO DATE JST TIM aM sM Lm CL DIR OBSERVER - 0 1 2 3 4 5 - 1997 1 3/ 4 20:00-21:00 60 4 0 4 0 N S.Yoshida 1997 1 3/ 4 2:30- 3:30 60 14 8 4.5 0 UMa S.Yoshida 1 2 1 1 1 2 1998 1 3/ 4 3:47- 4:12 25 12 9 5.7 2 UMa S.Yoshida 1998 1 3/ 4 4:47- 5:16 29 22 17 5.7 2 Z S.Yoshida

Kappa Lyrids Magnitudes YEAR MO DATE JST TIM aM sM Lm CL DIR OBSERVER - 0 1 2 3 4 5 - 1996 4 22/23 2:45- 3:35 50 8 5 6.0 0 Lyr S.Yoshida 1 2 1 1

Eta Aquarids Magnitudes YEAR MO DATE JST TIM aM sM Lm CL DIR OBSERVER - 0 1 2 3 4 5 - 1996 5 5/ 6 2:30- 3:00 30 1 0 4.0 0 Equ S.Yoshida 1996 5 5/ 6 3:00- 3:30 30 6 2 3.2 0 Equ S.Yoshida 1 1 1996 5 5/ 6 3:30- 4:00 30 4 2 2.5 0 Equ S.Yoshida 1 1

Gamma Perseids Magnitudes YEAR MO DATE JST TIM aM sM Lm CL DIR OBSERVER - 0 1 2 3 4 5 - 1997 8 12/13 2:18- 3:03 45 39 25 5 0 And S.Yoshida 1997 8 12/13 3:03- 3:43 40 27 19 5 0 And S.Yoshida

Giacobinids Magnitudes YEAR MO DATE JST TIM aM sM Lm CL DIR OBSERVER - 0 1 2 3 4 5 - 1998 10 8/ 9 23:15-23:59 44 9 5 4 0 Cas S.Yoshida 3 1 1 1998 10 8/ 9 0:00- 0:30 25 6 4 4.5 0 Cas S.Yoshida 1 1 2 1998 10 8/ 9 0:30- 1:00 30 1 0 4 0 Cas S.Yoshida 1998 10 8/ 9 1:00- 1:30 30 0 0 4 0 Cas S.Yoshida 1998 10 8/ 9 1:30- 2:00 30 2 0 4 0 Cas S.Yoshida

Northern/Southern Taurids Magnitudes YEAR MO DATE JST TIM aM sM Lm CL DIR OBSERVER - 0 1 2 3 4 5 - 1998 11 15/16 20:45-21:45 60 8 2 5 0 And S.Yoshida 2 1998 11 17/18 23:10- 0:00 50 18 5 5.5 0 Z S.Yoshida 1 1 1 1 1 1998 11 17/18 0:04- 0:30 26 17 6 5.5 0 Z S.Yoshida 1 4 1 1998 11 17/18 0:32- 1:00 28 17 3 5.5 0 Z S.Yoshida 2 1 2001 11 17/18 0:45- 1:30 45 9 3 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 1 1 1 2001 11 17/18 1:50- 2:37 45 15 3 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 1 1 1 2001 11 18/19 0:17- 0:59 40 68 3 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 1:00- 1:23 23 83 1 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 1:23- 1:48 25 88 0 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida

Gamma Leonids Magnitudes YEAR MO DATE JST TIM aM sM Lm CL DIR OBSERVER - 0 1 2 3 4 5 - 1997 11 17/18 3:00- 4:50 110 36 23 4.5 0 Lyn S.Yoshida 8 1 3 6 5 1998 11 17/18 23:10- 0:00 50 18 6 5.5 0 Z S.Yoshida 5 1 1998 11 17/18 0:04- 0:30 26 17 7 5.5 0 Z S.Yoshida 5 1 1 1998 11 17/18 0:32- 1:00 28 17 7 5.5 0 Z S.Yoshida 1 2 1 3 1998 11 17/18 1:06- 1:30 24 9 3 5.5 0 Gem S.Yoshida 1 1 1 1998 11 17/18 1:31- 2:00 29 19 14 5.5 0 Gem S.Yoshida 7 2 4 1 1998 11 17/18 2:06- 2:30 24 29 21 5.5 0 Gem S.Yoshida 6 7 5 2 1 1998 11 17/18 2:33- 3:00 27 26 20 5.5 0 Cnc S.Yoshida 1998 11 17/18 3:07- 3:30 23 29 22 5.5 0 Cnc S.Yoshida 1998 11 17/18 3:32- 4:00 28 28 20 5.5 0 Leo S.Yoshida 1998 11 17/18 4:15- 4:30 15 12 10 5.5 6 Leo S.Yoshida 1999 11 18/19 3:15- 3:30 15 16 14 5.0 0 Cnc S.Yoshida 3 2 1 3 4 1 1999 11 18/19 3:30- 4:00 30 38 35 5.0 0 Cnc S.Yoshida 2001 11 17/18 0:45- 1:30 45 9 4 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2 1 1 2001 11 17/18 1:50- 2:37 45 15 8 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 1 1 2 2 2 2001 11 18/19 0:17- 0:59 40 68 60 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 1:00- 1:23 23 83 80 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 1:23- 1:48 25 88 88 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 2:00- 2:21 20 161 160 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 2:21- 2:36 15 166 162 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 2:36- 2:48 12 177 176 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 2:48- 3:00 12 204 202 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 3:00- 3:08 8 181 181 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 3:08- 3:18 10 201 200 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 3:18- 3:25 7 150 150 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 3:25- 3:40 15 182 178 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 3:40- 3:53 13 202 200 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida 2001 11 18/19 3:53- 4:07 14 151 150 6.0 2 Z S.Yoshida