Aurigids

Aurigids
Aurigids
	Celestial map of Auriga
Parent body	Kiess (C/1911 N1)
Radiant
Constellation	Auriga
Right ascension	6h 4m -0s
Declination	+39° 00′ 00″
Properties
Occurs during	August 26 to September 5
Date of peak	September 1
Velocity	65 km/s
Zenithal hourly rate	6
	See also: List of meteor showers

Aurigids is a meteor shower occurring primarily within September.^[2]

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,^[3] with showers observed in the years 1935, '86, '94 and 2007 .^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b Meteor Activity Outlook 3-9 September 2022
^ © 1997-2011 International Meteor Organization retrieved 16:55 11.10.11
^ Cite error: The named reference barycenter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Jenniskens, P. and J. Vaubaillon (2007), An unusual meteor shower on 1 September 2007, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(32), 317, doi:10.1029/2007EO320001 16:14 11.10.11
^ IAU-MDC Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 16:25 11.10.11

[meteornews-1] Meteor Activity Outlook 3-9 September 2022

[2] © 1997-2011 International Meteor Organization retrieved 16:55 11.10.11

[barycenter-3] Cite error: The named reference barycenter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Jenniskens, P. and J. Vaubaillon (2007), An unusual meteor shower on 1 September 2007, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(32), 317, doi:10.1029/2007EO320001 16:14 11.10.11

[5] IAU-MDC Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 16:25 11.10.11

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