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Southern Taurids Meteor Shower

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

Key Information About the Southern Taurids Meteor Shower

Start of Activity 10 Sep

End of Activity 20 Nov

Peak of Activity 10 Oct

Meteors Speed 27 km/s

Zenithal Hourly Rate 5

Qualitative Rating bright

Parent Object Comet Encke

Sky Charts and Coordinates of the Southern Taurids Radiant

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

Right Ascension 02h 05m 59s

Declination +09° 00’ 00”

Rise and Set Times of the Southern Taurids Radiant

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

Azimuth: 81.0° RISE 11:17

Max altitude: 47.5° TRANSIT 18:02

Azimuth: 279.0° SET 0:51