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Monocerotids Meteor Shower

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

Key Information About the Monocerotids Meteor Shower

Start of Activity 5 Dec

End of Activity 20 Dec

Peak of Activity 8 Dec

Meteors Speed 41 km/s

Zenithal Hourly Rate 2

Qualitative Rating medium

Parent Object C/1917 F1 (Mellish)

Sky Charts and Coordinates of the Monocerotids Radiant

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

Right Ascension 06h 41m 59s

Declination +08° 00’ 00”

Rise and Set Times of the Monocerotids Radiant

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

Azimuth: 82.0° RISE 10:52

Max altitude: 46.5° TRANSIT 17:32

Azimuth: 278.0° SET 0:11