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Leonids Meteor Shower

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

Key Information About the Leonids Meteor Shower

Start of Activity 6 Nov

End of Activity 30 Nov

Peak of Activity 17 Nov

Meteors Speed 71 km/s

Zenithal Hourly Rate 15

Qualitative Rating bright

Parent Object 55P/Tempel–Tuttle

Sky Charts and Coordinates of the Leonids Radiant

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

Right Ascension 10h 06m 00s

Declination +22° 00’ 00”

Rise and Set Times of the Leonids Radiant

Today's Leonids rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the local timezone Europe/London.

Azimuth: 68.0° RISE 17:42

Max altitude: 60.5° TRANSIT 1:46

Azimuth: 292.0° SET 9:47