Zeta Perseids | |
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![]() Appearance of the eastern sky at 5:00 am on June 7, 2000 from a mid-northern latitude observing site. | |
Discovery date | 1947 [1] |
Parent body | 2P/Encke ( Taurid Complex) |
Radiant | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 04h 12m [1] |
Declination | +26° |
Properties | |
Occurs during | May 20 – July 5 [1] |
Date of peak | June 9 [2]–13 [1] |
Velocity | 29 [3] [4] km/s |
Zenithal hourly rate | 40 (radar) [1] |
The Zeta Perseids (ζ–Perseids) are a daylight meteor shower that takes place from about May 20 to July 5. [1] On the peak date of June 13, the radiant is only 16 degrees from the Sun. [3] The shower was discovered at Jodrell Bank Observatory in 1947 using radio equipment. [1] The Zeta Perseids and Beta Taurids are both probably associated with the Taurid Complex of meteor showers. [2] The Arietids and Zeta Perseids maxima tend to blend into one another. [2]