Canis-Minorids Explained

The Canis-Minorids, also called the Beta Canis Minorids,^[1] are a meteor shower that arises near the fifth-magnitude star 11 Canis Minoris. They were discovered in 1964 by Keith Hindley, who investigated their trajectory and proposed a common origin with the comet C/1917 F1 (Mellish).^[2] However, this conclusion has been disputed, as the number of orbits analysed was low and their trajectories too disparate to confirm a link.^[3] They last from 4 to 15 December, peaking over 10 and 11 December.^[4]

References

1. Book: Jenniskens, Peter . Meteor Showers and Their Parent Comets. 200, 769 . . 2006 . 978-0-521-85349-1.
2. Hindley . K. B. . Houlden . M. A. . 10.1038/2251232a0 . The 11 Canis Minorids—A New Meteor Stream Probably Associated with Comet Mellish 1917 I . Nature . 225 . 5239 . 1232–33 . 1970 . 16057004. 1970Natur.225.1232H . 4170596 .
3. Meteor Showers of Comet C/1917 F1 Mellish . P. . Vereš . L. . Kornoš . J. . Tóth . 2011 . . 412 . 1 . 511–521 . 1010.5733 . 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17923.x . 2011MNRAS.412..511V . 119297606 .
4. Book: Levy, David H.. David Levy's Guide to Observing Meteor Showers. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, England. 2007. 122 . 978-0-521-69691-3.

External links

• Jenniskens, Peter. Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets.