List of meteor showers

Named meteor showers recur at approximately the same dates each year. They appear to radiate from a certain point in the sky, known as the radiant, and vary in the speed, frequency and brightness of the meteors. As of March 2026, there are 113 established meteor showers.Meteor Data Centre, IAU

Table of meteor showers Dates are given for 2026. The dates will vary from year to year due to the leap year cycle. This list includes showers with radiants in both the northern and southern hemispheres. There is some overlap, but generally showers whose radiants have positive declinations are best seen from the northern hemisphere, and those with negative declinations are best observed from the southern hemisphere.

NameDates(as of 2026)Peak(as of 2026)Solar longitude(λ☉°)RA(hours)Dec(degrees)Ventry(km/s)ZHRRatingParent bodyAntihelion Source – 20 Sep multiple varies varies 30 4 medium N/A (various comets)Quadrantids – 12 Jan 283.15 15.3 +49 41 80 bright (196256) 2003 EH1 ?Gamma Ursae Minorids – 22 Jan 298 15.2 +67 31 3 medium undiscovered (short period)Alpha Centaurids – 20 Feb 319.4 14.1 −58 58 6 bright undiscoveredLyrids – 30 Apr 32.32 18.1 +34 49 18 bright C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)Pi Puppids – 28 Apr 33.5 7.3 −45 18 variable bright 26P/Grigg–SkjellerupEta Aquariids – 28 May 45.5 22.5 −1 66 50 bright 1P/HalleyEta Lyrids – 14 May 50.0 19.4 +43 43 3 medium C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock)Daytime Arietids – 24 Jun 76.7 2.9 +24 38 30 medium 1566 Icarus ?June Bootids – 2 Jul 90.3 14.7 +48 18 variable bright 7P/Pons-WinneckeJuly Pegasids – 20 Jul 108.0 23.1 +11 63 3 medium C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)July Gamma Draconids – 31 Jul 125.13 18.7 +51 27 5 medium Southern Delta Aquariids – 23 Aug 128 22.7 −16 41 25 bright P/2008 Y12 (SOHO)Alpha Capricornids – 15 Aug 128 20.5 −10 23 5 bright 169P/NEATEta Eridanids – 19 Aug 135.0 2.7 −11 64 3 medium C/1852 K1 (Chacornac)Perseids – 24 Aug 140.0 3.2 +58 59 100 bright 109P/Swift-TuttleKappa Cygnids – 28 Aug 144 19.1 +59 23 3 medium undiscovered (possiblyrelated to 2002 GJ8)Aurigids – 5 Sep 158.6 6.1 +39 66 6 bright C/1911 N1 (Kiess)September Epsilon Perseids – 21 Sep 166.7 3.2 +40 64 8 bright undiscovered (moderate period)September Lyncids – 8 Oct 170 7.5 +56 60 3 medium Daytime Sextantids – 6 Oct 188 10.4 −2 32 5 bright (155140) 2005 UDOctober Camelopardalids – 6 Oct 192.58 10.9 +79 47 5 bright undiscovered (long period)October Draconids – 10 Oct 195.4 17.5 +54 20 5 medium 21P/Giacobini-ZinnerEpsilon Geminids – 27 Oct 205 6.8 +27 70 3 medium C/1964 N1 (Ikeya)Orionids – 7 Nov 208 6.3 +16 66 20 bright 1P/HalleyLeonis Minorids – 27 Oct 211 10.8 +37 62 2 medium C/1739 K1Southern Taurids – 20 Nov 223 3.5 +15 27 7 bright 2P/EnckeNorthern Taurids – 10 Dec 230 3.9 +22 29 5 bright 2004 TG10Leonids – 30 Nov 235.27 10.1 +22 71 15 bright 55P/Tempel–TuttleAlpha Monocerotids – 25 Nov 239.32 7.8 +1 65 variable bright undiscovered (long period)November Orionids – 6 Dec 246 6.1 +16 44 3 medium undiscovered (moderate period,probably disintegrated)Phoenicids – 5 Dec 249.5 0.5 −27 15 variable medium 289P/BlanpainPuppid-Velids – 15 Dec multiple 255 8.2 −45 44 10 medium undiscoveredMonocerotids – 19 Dec 257 6.7 +8 41 3 medium C/1917 F1 (Mellish)Sigma Hydrids – 20 Dec 257 8.3 +2 58 7 medium possibly C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)Geminids – 20 Dec 262.2 7.5 +33 35 150 medium 3200 PhaethonComae Berenicids – 30 Jan 271 10.9 +29 65 3 medium undiscovered (moderate period)Ursids – 26 Dec 270.7 14.5 +76 33 10 medium 8P/Tuttle

Table of provisionally named meteor showers This is a list of provisional names proposed by authors for showers that have only received a designation by the IAU Meteor Data Center.

DesignationProvisional nameProvisional codeProvisional numberSol(degrees)RA(degrees)Dec(degrees)Vg(km/s)M2023-D1 Jan. alpha-Bootids JAB 1213 282.6 218.8 +28.2 58.9M2023-D2 theta-Dracondis TDR 1214 296.3 235.2 +60.7 32.8M2023-F1 Aug. nu-Ursae Majorids ANU 1215 239.2 155.8 +59.7 55.0M2023-F2 chi Delphinids CHD 1216 67.3 311.8 +9.1 63.3M2023-F3 xi Serpentids XIS 1217 22.1 266.3 -15.9 65.9M2023-F4 Sep. beta Ursae-Majorids SBU 1218 277.0 164.3 +54.0 48.0M2023-F5 delta-Leonids DEO 1219 266.1 164.3 +20.5 68.0M2023-K1 51-Sagittids FSG 1220 54.54 300.3 +17.8 59.7M2023-O1 nu-Herculids NUH 1221 25.8 270.5 +30.7 48.9M2023-V1 lambda-Sculptorids LSC 1222 160.0 7.1 -38.8 10.0M2024-H1 iota-Herculids IHE 1223 37.8 261.1 +47.3 35.6M2024-N1 psi-Fornacids PFO 1224 102.88 44.26 -38.21 51.6M2024-P1 nu-Capricornids NUC 1225 139.05 306.65 -11.38 18.3M2024-S1 zeta-Ursae Minorids ZUM 1226 181.90 238.27 +77.26 32.0M2024-U1 theta-Lyrids THL 1227 213.55 288.87 +37.01 13.1M2024-Y1 September psi-Cassiopeiids SPC 1228 162.10 20.6 +73.5 46.4M2025-B1 theta-Pegasids TAP 1229 217.7 336.6 +9.1 11.0M2025-F1 March zeta-Puppids MZP 1230 359.0 121.9 -37.2 15.1M2025-K1 xi-Octantids XOC 1231 62.3 349.1 -79.8 40.6 M2025-L1 (tau-Herculids) TAH 1232 69.5 197.0 +51.5 12.1 M2025-L2 (tau-Herculids) TAH 1233 71.5 203.1 +7.5 11.7 M2025-O1 delta-Equuleids DQU 1234 92.2 319.4 +9.2 56.9 M2025-O2 delta-Tucanids DTU 1235 85.2 330.0 -63.8 43.8 M2025-P1 July upsilon-Cetids JUC 1236 125.6 29.5 -21.1 61.4 M2025-Q1 August Arietids AAR 1237 153.5 47.5 +11.5 68.3M2025-S1 September Delphinids SDE 1238 172.9 308.8 +9.7 12.5 M2025-S2 Horologiids HOR 1239 175.3 31.6 -66.9 20.6 M2025-U1 October gamma-Piscids OGP 1240 209.6 359.1 +11.4 14.3

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