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Northern Taurids Meteor Shower

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

Key Information About the Northern Taurids Meteor Shower

Start of Activity 20 Oct

End of Activity 10 Dec

Peak of Activity 12 Nov

Meteors Speed 29 km/s

Zenithal Hourly Rate 5

Qualitative Rating bright

Parent Object Comet Encke

Sky Charts and Coordinates of the Northern Taurids Radiant

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

Right Ascension 03h 54m 00s

Declination +22° 00’ 00”

Rise and Set Times of the Northern Taurids Radiant

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

Azimuth: 68.0° RISE 14:50

Max altitude: 60.5° TRANSIT 22:51

Azimuth: 292.0° SET 6:55