Aurigids

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Aurigids
Auriga constellation map.svg
Celestial map of Auriga
Parent body
Radiant
ConstellationAuriga
Right ascension6h 4m -0s
Declination+39° 00′ 00″
Properties
Occurs duringAugust 28 to September 5
Date of peakAugust 31
Velocity66 km/s
Zenithal hourly rate6
See also: List of meteor showers

Aurigids is a meteor shower occurring primarily within September.[1]

The comet is the source of the material that causes the meteors. The comets orbital period is stated as approximately 1800 to 2000 years, with showers observed in the years 1935, '86, '94 and 2007 .[2][3]

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The Alpha were discovered by C. Hoffmeister and , during the night of 31 August 1935.[4][5]

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