Zeta Perseids

Zeta Perseids
Appearance of the eastern sky at 5:00 am on June 7, 2000 from a mid-northern latitude observing site.
Discovery date	1947[1]
Parent body	2P/Encke (Taurid Complex)
Radiant
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	04h12m [1]
Declination	+26°
Properties
Occurs during	May 20 – July 5[1]
Date of peak	June 9[2]–13[1]
Velocity	29[3][4] km/s
Zenithal hourly rate	40 (radar)[1]
See also: List of meteor showers

The Zeta Perseids (ζ–Perseids) are a daylight meteor shower that takes place from about May 20 to July 5.^[1] On the peak date of June 13, the radiant is only 16 degrees from the Sun.^[3] The shower was discovered at Jodrell Bank Observatory in 1947 using radio equipment.^[1] The Zeta Perseids and Beta Taurids are both probably associated with the Taurid Complex of meteor showers.^[2] The Arietids and Zeta Perseids maxima tend to blend into one another.^[2]