Delta Aquariids
E572605
The Delta Aquariids are an annual meteor shower that peaks in late July, producing a steady display of medium-speed meteors that appear to radiate from the constellation Aquarius.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Delta Aquariids | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | meteor shower ⓘ |
| activeFrom | early July ⓘ |
| activeUntil | mid-August ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Southern Delta Aquariids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestViewingTime |
after midnight
ⓘ
pre-dawn hours ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility |
Southern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tropical latitudes ⓘ |
| meteorSpeedCategory | medium-speed ⓘ |
| meteorType |
mostly faint meteors
ⓘ
occasional fireballs ⓘ |
| meteorVelocityApprox | 41 km/s ⓘ |
| name | Delta Aquariids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedSinceCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| occursInMonth |
August
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
| parentBody | Comet 96P/Machholz (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakBroadness |
broad peak
ⓘ
no sharp single-night maximum ⓘ |
| radiantConstellation | Aquarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radiantMotion | radiant drifts eastward through Aquarius during activity period ⓘ |
| radiantStarRegion | Delta Aquarii region ⓘ |
| showerFamily | Aquariid meteor showers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showerRadiantDeclinationApprox | −16 degrees ⓘ |
| showerRadiantRightAscensionApprox | 339 degrees ⓘ |
| typicalObservationRequirement |
clear dark sky
ⓘ
unobstructed view of sky ⓘ |
| typicalPeakDateRange |
around July 28–30
ⓘ
late July ⓘ |
| typicalZenithalHourlyRate | 10–20 meteors per hour ⓘ |
| visibilityConditions |
best seen away from city lights
ⓘ
best seen from dark skies ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Southern Delta Aquariids