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Lyrids Meteor Shower

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

Key Information About the Lyrids Meteor Shower

Start of Activity 16 Apr

End of Activity 25 Apr

Peak of Activity 22 Apr

Meteors Speed 49 km/s

Zenithal Hourly Rate 18

Qualitative Rating bright

Parent Object C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)

Sky Charts and Coordinates of the Lyrids Radiant

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

Right Ascension 18h 06m 00s

Declination +34° 00’ 00”

Rise and Set Times of the Lyrids Radiant

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

Azimuth: 56.0° RISE 13:06

Max altitude: 72.5° TRANSIT 22:56

Azimuth: 304.0° SET 8:50