Piscis Austrinids 15 Ιουλίου - 10 Αυγούστου (27 Ιουλίου Max)

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Piscis Austrinids (PAU)

 

Active: July 15 — August 10

Maximum: July 27 (λsol = 125°)

ZHR = 5

Radiant: α = 341° δ = -30°

Radiant drift: see Table 6

vinf = 35 km/s; r = 3.2

TFC: α = 255° to 000° δ = 00° to +15°

choose pairs separated by about 30° in α (β < 30° N)

 

Very little information has been collected on the Piscis Austrinids in recent decades, so the details on the shower are not well-confirmed, and it seems possible the ZHR may be a little optimistic. However, that impression may simply be due to the large amount of northern hemisphere summer data, and the almost complete lack of southern hemisphere winter results, on it. The stream seems to be rich in faint meteors, rather like the nearby ANT and SDA, so telescopic work is advisable to try to establish more about it. Along with all the late July shower peaks this year, the PAU benefits from a nearly-new Moon.