List of meteor showers

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Named meteor showers recur at approximately the same dates each year. They appear to radiate from a certain point in the sky, known as the radiant, and vary in the speed, frequency and brightness of the meteors. As of March 2026, there are 113 established meteor showers.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Table of meteor showers
* 2 Table of provisionally named meteor showers
* 3 See also
* 4 Sources
* 5 References
* 6 Further reading

## Table of meteor showers

Dates are given for 2026.[2][3] The dates will vary from year to year due to the leap year cycle. This list includes showers with radiants in both the northern and southern hemispheres. There is some overlap, but generally showers whose radiants have positive declinations are best seen from the northern hemisphere, and those with negative declinations are best observed from the southern hemisphere.

Name  | Dates
(as of 2026)  | Peak
(as of 2026)  | Solar longitude
(λ☉°)  | RA
(hours)  | Dec
(degrees)  | Ventry
(km/s)  | ZHR  | Rating  | Parent body[4]

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Antihelion Source | 10 Dec – 20 Sep |  multiple |  | varies | varies | 30 | 4 | medium | N/A (various comets)
Quadrantids | 28 Dec – 12 Jan | 3 Jan | 283.15 | 15.3 | +49 | 41 | 80 | bright | (196256) 2003 EH1 ?
Gamma Ursae Minorids | 10 Jan – 22 Jan | 18 Jan | 298 | 15.2 | +67 | 31 | 3 | medium | undiscovered (short period)
Alpha Centaurids | 31 Jan – 20 Feb | 8 Feb | 319.4 | 14.1 | −58 | 58 | 6 | bright | undiscovered
Lyrids | 14 Apr – 30 Apr | 22 Apr | 32.32 | 18.1 | +34 | 49 | 18 | bright | C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)
Pi Puppids | 15 Apr – 28 Apr | 24 Apr | 33.5 | 7.3 | −45 | 18 | variable | bright | 26P/Grigg–Skjellerup
Eta Aquariids | 19 Apr – 28 May | 6 May | 45.5 | 22.5 | −1 | 66 | 50 | bright | 1P/Halley
Eta Lyrids | 3 May – 14 May | 11 May | 50.0 | 19.4 | +43 | 43 | 3 | medium | C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock)
Daytime Arietids | 14 May – 24 Jun | 7 Jun | 76.7 | 2.9 | +24 | 38 | 30 | medium | 1566 Icarus ?
June Bootids | 22 Jun – 2 Jul | 22 Jun | 90.3 | 14.7 | +48 | 18 | variable | bright | 7P/Pons-Winnecke
July Pegasids | 1 Jul – 20 Jul | 10 Jul | 108.0 | 23.1 | +11 | 63 | 3 | medium | C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)
July Gamma Draconids | 25 Jul – 31 Jul | 28 Jul | 125.13 | 18.7 | +51 | 27 | 5 | medium |
Southern Delta Aquariids | 12 Jul – 23 Aug | 31 Jul | 128 | 22.7 | −16 | 41 | 25 | bright | P/2008 Y12 (SOHO)
Alpha Capricornids | 3 Jul – 15 Aug | 31 Jul | 128 | 20.5 | −10 | 23 | 5 | bright | 169P/NEAT
Eta Eridanids | 31 Jul – 19 Aug | 7 Aug | 135.0 | 2.7 | −11 | 64 | 3 | medium | C/1852 K1 (Chacornac)
Perseids | 17 Jul – 24 Aug | 13 Aug | 140.0 | 3.2 | +58 | 59 | 100 | bright | 109P/Swift-Tuttle
Kappa Cygnids | 3 Aug – 28 Aug | 17 Aug | 144 | 19.1 | +59 | 23 | 3 | medium | undiscovered (possibly
related to 2002 GJ8)
Aurigids | 28 Aug – 5 Sep | 1 Sep | 158.6 | 6.1 | +39 | 66 | 6 | bright | C/1911 N1 (Kiess)
September Epsilon Perseids | 5 Sep – 21 Sep | 9 Sep | 166.7 | 3.2 | +40 | 64 | 8 | bright | undiscovered (moderate period)
September Lyncids | 10 Sep – 8 Oct | 13 Sep | 170 | 7.5 | +56 | 60 | 3 | medium |
Daytime Sextantids | 20 Sep – 6 Oct | 1 Oct | 188 | 10.4 | −2 | 32 | 5 | bright | (155140) 2005 UD
October Camelopardalids | 5 Oct – 6 Oct | 6 Oct | 192.58 | 10.9 | +79 | 47 | 5 | bright | undiscovered (long period)
October Draconids | 6 Oct – 10 Oct | 9 Oct | 195.4 | 17.5 | +54 | 20 | 5 | medium | 21P/Giacobini-Zinner
Epsilon Geminids | 14 Oct – 27 Oct | 18 Oct | 205 | 6.8 | +27 | 70 | 3 | medium | C/1964 N1 (Ikeya)
Orionids | 2 Oct – 7 Nov | 21 Oct | 208 | 6.3 | +16 | 66 | 20 | bright | 1P/Halley
Leonis Minorids | 19 Oct – 27 Oct | 24 Oct | 211 | 10.8 | +37 | 62 | 2 | medium | C/1739 K1
Southern Taurids | 20 Sep – 20 Nov | 5 Nov | 223 | 3.5 | +15 | 27 | 7 | bright | 2P/Encke
Northern Taurids | 20 Oct – 10 Dec | 12 Nov | 230 | 3.9 | +22 | 29 | 5 | bright | 2004 TG10
Leonids | 6 Nov – 30 Nov | 17 Nov | 235.27 | 10.1 | +22 | 71 | 15 | bright | 55P/Tempel–Tuttle
Alpha Monocerotids | 15 Nov – 25 Nov | 22 Nov | 239.32 | 7.8 | +1 | 65 | variable | bright | undiscovered (long period)
November Orionids | 13 Nov – 6 Dec | 28 Nov | 246 | 6.1 | +16 | 44 | 3 | medium | undiscovered (moderate period,
probably disintegrated)
Phoenicids | 1 Dec – 5 Dec | 2 Dec | 249.5 | 0.5 | −27 | 15 | variable | medium | 289P/Blanpain
Puppid-Velids | 1 Dec – 15 Dec |  multiple | 255 | 8.2 | −45 | 44 | 10 | medium | undiscovered
Monocerotids | 1 Dec – 19 Dec | 9 Dec | 257 | 6.7 | +8 | 41 | 3 | medium | C/1917 F1 (Mellish)
Sigma Hydrids | 3 Dec – 20 Dec | 9 Dec | 257 | 8.3 | +2 | 58 | 7 | medium | possibly C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)[5]
Geminids | 4 Dec – 20 Dec | 14 Dec | 262.2 | 7.5 | +33 | 35 | 150 | medium | 3200 Phaethon
Comae Berenicids | 4 Dec – 30 Jan | 23 Dec | 271 | 10.9 | +29 | 65 | 3 | medium | undiscovered (moderate period)
Ursids | 17 Dec – 26 Dec | 22 Dec | 270.7 | 14.5 | +76 | 33 | 10 | medium | 8P/Tuttle

## Table of provisionally named meteor showers

This is a list of provisional names proposed by authors for showers that have only received a designation by the IAU Meteor Data Center.

Designation  | Provisional name  | Provisional code  | Provisional number  | Sol
(degrees)  | RA
(degrees)  | Dec
(degrees)  | Vg
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M2023-D1 | Jan. alpha-Bootids | JAB | 1213 | 282.6 | 218.8 | +28.2 | 58.9
M2023-D2 | theta-Dracondis | TDR | 1214 | 296.3 | 235.2 | +60.7 | 32.8
M2023-F1 | Aug. nu-Ursae Majorids | ANU | 1215 | 239.2 | 155.8 | +59.7 | 55.0
M2023-F2 | chi Delphinids | CHD | 1216 | 67.3 | 311.8 | +9.1 | 63.3
M2023-F3 | xi Serpentids | XIS | 1217 | 22.1 | 266.3 | -15.9 | 65.9
M2023-F4 | Sep. beta Ursae-Majorids | SBU | 1218 | 277.0 | 164.3 | +54.0 | 48.0
M2023-F5 | delta-Leonids | DEO | 1219 | 266.1 | 164.3 | +20.5 | 68.0
M2023-K1 | 51-Sagittids | FSG | 1220 | 54.54 | 300.3 | +17.8 | 59.7
M2023-O1 | nu-Herculids | NUH | 1221 | 25.8 | 270.5 | +30.7 | 48.9
M2023-V1 | lambda-Sculptorids | LSC | 1222 | 160.0 | 7.1 | -38.8 | 10.0
M2024-H1 | iota-Herculids | IHE | 1223 | 37.8 | 261.1 | +47.3 | 35.6
M2024-N1 | psi-Fornacids | PFO | 1224 | 102.88 | 44.26 | -38.21 | 51.6
M2024-P1 | nu-Capricornids | NUC | 1225 | 139.05 | 306.65 | -11.38 | 18.3
M2024-S1 | zeta-Ursae Minorids | ZUM | 1226 | 181.90 | 238.27 | +77.26 | 32.0
M2024-U1 | theta-Lyrids | THL | 1227 | 213.55 | 288.87 | +37.01 | 13.1
M2024-Y1 | September psi-Cassiopeiids | SPC | 1228 | 162.10 | 20.6 | +73.5 | 46.4
M2025-B1 | theta-Pegasids | TAP | 1229 | 217.7 | 336.6 | +9.1 | 11.0
M2025-F1 | March zeta-Puppids | MZP | 1230 | 359.0 | 121.9 | -37.2 | 15.1
M2025-K1 | xi-Octantids | XOC | 1231 | 62.3 | 349.1 | -79.8 | 40.6
M2025-L1 | (tau-Herculids) | TAH | 1232 | 69.5 | 197.0 | +51.5 | 12.1
M2025-L2 | (tau-Herculids) | TAH | 1233 | 71.5 | 203.1 | +7.5 | 11.7
M2025-O1 | delta-Equuleids | DQU | 1234 | 92.2 | 319.4 | +9.2 | 56.9
M2025-O2 | delta-Tucanids | DTU | 1235 | 85.2 | 330.0 | -63.8 | 43.8
M2025-P1 | July upsilon-Cetids | JUC | 1236 | 125.6 | 29.5 | -21.1 | 61.4
M2025-Q1 | August Arietids | AAR | 1237 | 153.5 | 47.5 | +11.5 | 68.3
M2025-S1 | September Delphinids | SDE | 1238 | 172.9 | 308.8 | +9.7 | 12.5
M2025-S2 | Horologiids | HOR | 1239 | 175.3 | 31.6 | -66.9 | 20.6
M2025-U1 | October gamma-Piscids | OGP | 1240 | 209.6 | 359.1 | +11.4 | 14.3

## See also

* Lists of astronomical objects

## Sources

This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization while most of the parent body associations are from Gary W. Kronk book, Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog, Enslow Publishers, New Jersey, ISBN 0-89490-071-4, and from Peter Jenniskens's book, "Altas of Earth's Meteor Showers", Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, ISBN 978-0-443-23577-1.

## References

1. ↑ Meteor Data Centre, IAU
2. ↑ "2026 Meteor Shower Calendar". International Meteor Organization. https://imo.net/files/meteor-shower/cal2026.pdf.
3. ↑ "2026 Meteor Shower List". American Meteor Society. https://www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/2020-meteor-shower-list/.
4. ↑ "Meteor Streams". NASA. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?meteor_streams.
5. ↑ "CBET 5290 : COMET C/2023 P1 (NISHIMURA)". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 2023-08-29. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/005200/CBET005290.txt. Retrieved 2023-08-29.

## Further reading

* Gary W. Kronk (2014). Meteor showers: an annotated catalog. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (2nd ed.). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-7897-3. ISBN 978-1461478966. Bibcode: 2014mesh.book.....K. https://cds.cern.ch/record/1626978.
* "2021 Meteor Shower Calendar". International Meteor Organization. https://imo.net/files/meteor-shower/cal2021.pdf.
* "2020 Meteor Shower Calendar". International Meteor Organization. https://imo.net/files/meteor-shower/cal2020.pdf.
* "2019 Meteor Shower Calendar". International Meteor Organization. https://imo.net/files/meteor-shower/cal2019.pdf.

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Meteor showers

By name|

* Andromedids
* Antihelion Source
* Aquariids
* Eta Aquariids
* Kappa Aquariids
* North Delta Aquariids
* North Iota Aquariids
* South Iota Aquariids
* Southern Delta Aquariids
* Tau Aquariids
* Aquilids
* South June Aquilids
* Arietids
* Daytime Eps. Arietids
* Daytime May Arietids
* Aurigids
* Alpha Aurigids
* Delta Aurigids
* Nov. Iota Aurigids
* Bootids (June Bootids)
* Canis-Minorids
* Cancrids (Delta Cancrids)
* Capricornids
* Alpha Capricornids
* Daytime Capri.-Sagitt.
* Carinids (Eta Carinids)
* Cassiopeids (Beta Cassiopeids)
* Centaurids
* Alpha Centaurids
* Omicron Centaurids
* Cetids
* Omega Cetids
* Pi Cetids
* Coma Berenicids
* Cygnids (Kappa Cygnids)
* Doradids (Gamma Doradids)
* Draconids
* Eridanids (Eta Eridanids)
* Geminids (Epsilon Geminids)
* Herculids (Tau Herculids)
* Hydrids (Sigma Hydrids)
* Leonids
* Leonis Minorids (Dec. Leonis Minorids)
* Lyrids
* Eta Lyrids
* June Lyrids
* Monocerotids
* Alpha Monocerotids
* Normids (Gamma Normids)
* Orionids
* Pegasids
* Perseids
* Daytime Zeta Perseids
* September Epsilon Perseids
* Phoenicids (July Phoenicids)
* Piscis Austrinids
* Puppids (Pi Puppids)
* Puppid-Velids
* Quadrantids
* Scorpiids
* Alpha Scorpiids
* North Omega Scorpiids
* South Omega Scorpiids
* Serpentids (Kappa Serpentids)
* Sextantids (Daytime Sextantids)
* Taurids
* Daytime Beta Taurids
* Northern Taurids
* Southern Taurids
* Theta Centaurids
* Ursids
* Virginids
* Alpha Virginids
* Gamma Virginids
* Eta Virginids
* Theta Virginids
* Iota Virginids
* Lambda Virginids
* Mu Virginids
* Pi Virginids
* Psi Virginids
* March Virginids

By peak date|

* January 4
* February 8
* February 10
* March 14
* April 17
* April 22–23
* April 26
* May 6
* June 7
* June 27
* July 28–29
* July 13
* July 30
* July 31 – August 1
* August 13
* September 1
* October 8
* October 10
* October 21
* October 24
* November 9
* November 12
* November 18
* November 21–22
* December 5–6
* December 13–14
* December 15
* December 22

Related topics|

* American Meteor Society
* Earth-grazing fireball
* International Meteor Organization
* Meteor procession
* North American Meteor Network
* Population index
* Radiant
* Zenithal Hourly Rate

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