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This article is about a meteor shower in July. For othter uses of the term "Pegasid", see Pegasid.
July Pegasids
Celestial map of Pegasus
Parent bodyC/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)
Radiant
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension23 12 -0
Declination+10° 08′ 00″
Properties
Occurs duringJuly 4 to Aug 8
Date of peakJuly 11
Velocity64.1 km/s
Zenithal hourly rate3
See also: List of meteor showers

The meteor shower of the July Pegasids occurs between July 4 and Aug 8. It is a weak meteor shower that has its maximum around July 11 having a ZHR of only 3 meteors per hour. The meteors have, however, an atmosphere entry speed of about 64 km/s.

The Radiant of the Pegasids is in the constellation of Pegasus, around 5 degrees to the west of the star α Pegasi. The origin of this meteor shower is probably the comet C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield). C/1979 Y1 has an orbital period of 308 years, and should return around 2287.

For Central Europe, the best time to watch them is the second half of the night, as the radiant reaches at that time a sufficient height over the horizon.

References

  1. ^ "2023 Meteor Shower List". American Meteor Society (AMS). Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. "Meteor Data Center". Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  3. "Small-Body Database Lookup: C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)".
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