June Bootids

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June Bootids
Boötes constellation map.svg
Celestial map of Boötes
Parent body7P/Pons-Winnecke
Radiant
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 55m 60s
Declination+48° 00′ 00″
Properties
Occurs duringJune 22 to July 2
Date of peakJune 27
Velocity18 km/s
Zenithal hourly rateVariable
See also: List of meteor showers

The June Boötids are a meteor shower occurring roughly between 22 June and 2 July each year. In most years their activity is weak, with a zenith hourly rate (ZHR) of only 1 or 2. However, occasional outbursts have been seen, with the outburst of 1916 drawing attention to the previously unrecorded meteor shower. The most recent outburst occurred in 1998, when the ZHR reached up to 100. The meteor shower occurs when the Earth crosses the orbit of Comet Pons-Winnecke, a short-period comet which orbits the Sun once every 6.37 years. They can be very unpredictable. They are also considered very slow meteors, as there are much faster ones. They peak on June 27.

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