Coma Berenicids

Coma Berenicids (IMO designation: CBE; IAU shower number: 20) is a minor meteor shower, originating from the constellation Coma Berenices. The shower appears from December 8 to January 23 with the estimated maximum on December 20—29 (approximately).^[1] The radiant during that time is at α=165°, δ=+30°.^[1] The shower's population index is 3.0 with the speed of 64 kilometres per second (40 mi/s).^[2]

Coma 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.^[1] Coma Berenicids have an orbit very similar to Leo Minorids and were originally referred to as "December Leo Minorids".^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Coma Berenicids". Meteor Showers Online. http://meteorshowersonline.com/showers/coma_berenicids.html. Retrieved 2010-11-26. 
2. ^ "Coma Berenicids". Astronomia.org. http://www.astronomia.org/shower?la=en&s=CBE. Retrieved 2010-11-26. 

External links

• Coma Berenicids data (IAU Meteor Data Center)