Pegasids

This article is about a meteor shower in July. For othter uses of the term "Pegasid", see Pegasid.

July Pegasids
Celestial map of Pegasus
Parent body	C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)
Radiant
Constellation	Pegasus
Right ascension	23^h 12^m -0^s
Declination	+10° 08′ 00″
Properties
Occurs during	July 4 to Aug 8[1]
Date of peak	July 11
Velocity	64.1[1] km/s
Zenithal hourly rate	3[1]

The meteor shower of the July Pegasids occurs between July 4 and Aug 8. It is a weak meteor shower that has its maximum around July 11 having a ZHR of only 3 meteors per hour. The meteors have, however, an atmosphere entry speed of about 64 km/s.

The Radiant of the Pegasids is in the constellation of Pegasus, around 5 degrees to the west of the star α Pegasi. The origin of this meteor shower is probably the comet C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield).^[2] C/1979 Y1 has an orbital period of 308 years,^[3] and should return around 2287.

For Central Europe, the best time to watch them is the second half of the night, as the radiant reaches at that time a sufficient height over the horizon.

References

1. "2023 Meteor Shower List". American Meteor Society (AMS). Retrieved 2023-08-05.
2. "Meteor Data Center". Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
3. "Small-Body Database Lookup: C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)".