IMCCE Meteor Showers - Calendar

Tau-Herculids (THE)

Parent body :    Comet 73P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (see also Cometary Notes of I.M.C.C.E.)

Usual dates of shower :    May 19 - Jun 19

Date for the maximum :    Jun 09

Coordinates of Radiant :    a= 228° d= 39°

Relative Speed :    15 km/s

Usual ZHR :    5

Index of population :    r= 2.5

Simulated streams :    from 1801 to 2006

Encounter with the Earth in :    2006, 2022, 2039, 2049