- The
Quadrantids (QUA) are a
meteor shower that
peaks in
early January and
whose radiant lies in the
constellation Boötes. The
zenithal hourly rate (ZHR)...
-
Peter Jenniskens (2003–2004)
proposed that it is the
parent body of the
Quadrantid meteor shower. 2003 EH1 is
likely an
extinct comet and may even be related...
-
hourly rate of the
Quadrantids is
approximately 130
meteors per hour at
their peak; it is also a very
narrow shower. The
Quadrantids are
notoriously difficult...
-
coincidentally discovered comet C/1490 Y1, a
possible progenitor of the
Quadrantid meteor showers. At
least three surviving Chinese historical records describe...
- when
large chunks break off a
mostly dormant comet.
Examples are the
Quadrantids and Geminids,
which originated from a
breakup of asteroid-looking objects...
- Boötis is a
double star that was
transferred by
Lalande into Quadrans. The
Quadrantid meteor shower is
still named after the
obsolete constellation. Ridpath...
- Dust
EXperiment (LDEX)
found particle counts peaked during the Geminid,
Quadrantid,
Northern Taurid, and
Omicron Centaurid meteor showers, when the Earth...
- to
Comet 96P/Machholz,
which is the
parent of two
meteor streams, the
Quadrantids and the Arietids. Of the
thousands of
known comets, some
exhibit unusual...
-
Muralis survived into the 19th
century (when its name was
attached to the
Quadrantid meteor shower), but is now
divided between Boötes and Draco. A list of...
- (Florida) to
comment that the
Ursids "must be a
compact stream like the
Quadrantids. You have to be
within 12
hours of
maximum to see much." Gary W. Kronk...
