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Draconids Meteor Shower

Available Resources

Key Information About the Draconids Meteor Shower
Sky Charts and Coordinates of the Draconids Radiant
Rise & Set Times of the Draconids Radiant
Interactive Sky Map (Online Planetarium)

Key Information About the Draconids Meteor Shower

Start of Activity 6 Oct

End of Activity 10 Oct

Peak of Activity 8 Oct

Meteors Speed 20 km/s

Zenithal Hourly Rate -1

Qualitative Rating medium

Parent Object 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

Sky Charts and Coordinates of the Draconids Radiant

This is a simplified sky chart, showing the position of the radiant of the Draconids Meteor shower.

Right Ascension 17h 30m 00s

Declination +54° 00’ 00”

Rise and Set Times of the Draconids Radiant

Draconids radiant point is circumpolar from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] and transits at 15:50 UTC (altitude: 87.5°)