Leonids
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The Leonids are a prolific annual meteor shower that peaks in mid-November and is known for occasionally producing spectacular meteor storms originating from Comet Tempel–Tuttle.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | meteor shower ⓘ |
| activityEnd | around 30 November ⓘ |
| activityStart | around 6 November ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Comet Tempel–Tuttle dust trails ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | 1833 storm widely reported in newspapers and diaries ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Horace Parnell Tuttle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilhelm Tempel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | both Northern and Southern Hemispheres ⓘ |
| IAUShowerNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of meteor astronomy after 1833 storm ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bright, fast meteors
ⓘ
highly variable rates between years ⓘ occasional meteor storms ⓘ |
| meteorAppearance | often leave persistent trains ⓘ |
| meteorColor | typically white to bluish ⓘ |
| meteorComposition | dust and small particles from Comet Tempel–Tuttle ⓘ |
| meteorStormDefinition | zenithal hourly rate exceeding 1000 meteors per hour ⓘ |
| meteorTrailEntryAngle | steep relative to Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ |
| meteorVelocity | about 71 km/s ⓘ |
| meteorVelocityCategory | one of the fastest major meteor showers ⓘ |
| name | Leonids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStormLocation1833 | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStormYear |
1833
ⓘ
1866 ⓘ 1867 ⓘ 1966 ⓘ 1999 ⓘ 2001 ⓘ |
| observationBestTime | after local midnight ⓘ |
| observationRequirement | dark, clear skies ⓘ |
| orbitPeriodOfParentComet | about 33 years ⓘ |
| parentBody | 55P/Tempel–Tuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCometDesignation | 55P/Tempel–Tuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCometDiscoveryYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| parentCometPerihelionInterval | about every 33 years ⓘ |
| peakMonth | November ⓘ |
| peakSolarLongitude | about 235° ⓘ |
| radiantConstellation | Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance | helped establish link between comets and meteor showers ⓘ |
| showerCode | LEO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showerType | cometary debris stream ⓘ |
| stormPeriodicity | enhanced activity near Tempel–Tuttle perihelion ⓘ |
| typicalMeteorMagnitude | around +2 to +3 ⓘ |
| typicalPeakPeriod | mid-November ⓘ |
| typicalZenithalHourlyRate | 10–15 meteors per hour ⓘ |
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