KONTAN.CO.ID – The phenomenon of the Leonis Minorid meteor shower peaks starting today at 08.00 WIB. What is the Leonis Minorid meteor? Let’s meet first.
This astronomical phenomenon in October 2021 apparently mostly occurs in meteor showers. If last week the Epsilon Geminid and Orionid meteor showers occurred, this week the Leonis Minorid meteor shower will occur.
Citing the official Instagram page of the LAPAN Space Research Center (@pussainsa_lapan), this week the Leonis Minorid meteor shower occurred. This meteor shower is actually active from 19 – 27 October, but the maximum meteor intensity occurs today (25/10/2021) at 09.00 WIB.
But, do you know about this one meteor? Let’s first get acquainted with the meteors that radiate from the constellation Leo Minor.
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Getting to know the Leonis Minorid meteor
The Leionis Minorids, formerly known as the Leo Minorids, is a weak meteor shower that occurs from October 19 to 27 every year. Generally peaks on October 23, but for this year it occurs on October 25.
When the Moon is weak enough, meteor showers can be seen with the naked eye. These Leo Minorids meteors are best observed from the northern hemisphere with telescopic plots.
This meteor shower is associated with comet C/1739 K1 and radiates from the constellation Leo Minor. The constellation is the faintest north of Leo.
The Leonis Minorid meteor shower often produces 2 meteors per hour. This one meteor generally passes with an average speed of 62 kilometers per second.
In general, a meteor shower is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs when a number of meteors are seen shining in the night sky. These meteorites occur because of debris from space objects called meteoroids, which enter Earth’s atmosphere at high speed.
Meteors are generally only the size of a grain of sand, and almost all of them disintegrate before reaching the Earth’s surface.
Another factor that causes meteor showers is when the Earth passes near the orbit of a comet and passes through its fragments. Meteor Data Centre It is known to have recorded about 600 alleged cases of meteor showers, and about 100 have been proven.
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