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Aurigids

Meteor shower

Summary

Meteor shower

Field	Value
name	Aurigids
image	Auriga constellation map.svg
caption	Celestial map of Auriga
pronounce
parent	Kiess (C/1911 N1)
constellation	Auriga
ra
dec
month	August 26 to September 5
peak	September 1
velocity	65
zhr	6

**Aurigids ** is a meteor shower occurring primarily within September.

The comet Kiess (C/1911 N1) is the source of the material that causes the meteors. The comet's orbital period is approximately 2000 to 2100 years,

α & δ

The Alpha were discovered by C. Hoffmeister and A. Teichgraeber, during the night of 31 August 1935.

References

[https://www.meteornews.net/2022/09/02/meteor-activity-outlook-3-9-september-2022/ Meteor Activity Outlook 3-9 September 2022] www.meteornews.net
[http://www.imo.net/calendar/2009#aur © 1997-2011 International Meteor Organization] www.imo.net accessed 11.10.11
with showers observed in the years 1935, '86, '94 and 2007 .Jenniskens, P. and J. Vaubaillon (2007), [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007EOSTr..88..317J An unusual meteor shower on 1 September 2007, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(32), 317], {{doi. 10.1029/2007EO320001 16:14 11.10.11
link. (4 March 2016 accessed 16:25 11.10.11)
[http://meteorshowersonline.com/showers/alpha_aurigids.html Gary W. Kronk website] {{Webarchive. link. (15 September 2017 17:35 11.10.11)
[https://archive.today/20120913235941/http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/9332696.html article written by Joe Rao in Sky and Telescope magazine 23 August 2007] approx' 17:45 accessed 11.10.11

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