Coma Berenicids Explained

Comae Berenicids
Parent:	Unknown
Constellation:	Coma Berenices
Month:	December 12 to December 23
Peak:	December 16
Velocity:	65
Zhr:	3

Comae Berenicids [sic]^{[1] [2]} (formerly Coma Berenicids,^[3] IMO designation: COM; IAU shower number: 20) is a minor meteor shower with a radiant in the constellation Coma Berenices. The shower appears from December 12 to December 23 with the estimated maximum around December 16.^[4] The radiant at that time is located at α=175°, δ=+18°.^[4] The shower's population index is 3.0 with the speed of .^[4]

The Comae Berenicids were first detected within the framework of Harvard Radio Meteor Project. The shower's existence was discovered by Richard Eugene McCrosky and A. Posen in 1959.^[5] The Comae Berenicids have an orbit very similar to the December Leo Minorids often leading to confusion between the two meteor showers.

External links

• Comae Berenicids data (IAU Meteor Data Center)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Established meteor showers . IAU Meteor Data Center . October 11, 2019 . January 12, 2020.
2. McBeath . Alastair. 2008 . 2010 Meteor Shower Calendar . IMO Info. 2 . 9 . 12, 22 (tab. 5). International Meteor Organization . January 12, 2020.
3. McBeath . Alastair. 2006 . 2007 Meteor Shower Calendar. IMO Info. 2 . 6 . 22, 26 (tab. 5). International Meteor Organization . January 12, 2020.
4. Web site: Meteor Shower Calendar. International Meteor Organization. 2016-12-08.
5. Web site: Coma Berenicids. Meteor Showers Online. 2010-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125061207/http://meteorshowersonline.com/showers/coma_berenicids.html. 2010-11-25. dead.