| Comae Berenicids | |
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Celestial map of Coma Berenices
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| Parent body | Unknown |
| Radiant | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 11h 40m -0s |
| Declination | +18° 00′ 00″ |
| Properties | |
| Occurs during | December 12 to December 23 |
| Date of peak | December 16 |
| Velocity | 65 km/s |
| Zenithal hourly rate | 3 |
| See also: List of meteor showers | |
Comae Berenicids [sic][1][2] (formerly Coma Berenicids,[3] IMO designation: COM; IAU shower number: 20) is a minor meteor shower with a radiant in the constellation Coma Berenices. The shower appears from December 12 to December 23 with the estimated maximum around December 16.[4] The radiant at that time is located at α=175°, δ=+18°.[4] The shower's population index is 3.0 with the speed of 65 kilometres per second (40 mi/s).[4]
The Comae 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.[5] The Comae Berenicids have an orbit very similar to the December Leo Minorids often leading to confusion between the two meteor showers.
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