Delta Cancrids

Delta Cancrids

The Delta Cancrids is a medium strength meteor shower lasting from December 14 to February 14,[1] the main shower from January 1 to January 24.[2][3] The radiant is located in the constellation of Cancer, near Delta Cancri. It peaks on January 17 each year, with only four meteors per hour.[2][3] It was first discovered in 1872, but the first solid evidence of this phenomenon came in 1971.[1] The source of this meteor shower is unknown, it has been suggested that it is similar to the orbit of asteroid 2001 YB5.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Delta Cancrids". Meteor Showers Online. pp. 1. http://meteorshowersonline.com/showers/delta_cancrids.html. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
  2. ^ a b "The Sky over Berlin 1"07". The Sky over Berlin. 2007. pp. 1. http://www.surveyor.in-berlin.de/himmel/sky.07.01.html. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
  3. ^ a b "January to March". International Meteor Organization. 2004. pp. 1. http://www.imo.net/calendar/2004/winter?PHPSESSID=1fb18a1401ae2541b2a2c.. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
  4. ^ Langbroek, Marco (2002). "(meteorobs) asteroid 2001 YB5 and delta Cancrids". meteorbs. pp. 1. http://www.meteorobs.org/maillist/msg24836.html. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
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