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The Quadrantids (QUA) are a meteor shower that peaks in early January and whose radiant lies in the constellation Boötes.The zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) of this shower can be as high as that of two other reliably rich meteor showers, the Perseids in August and the Geminids in December, [4] yet Quadrantid meteors are not seen as often as those of the two other showers because the time frame of ...
The Quadrantids began zipping through the skies on Dec. 26 and will continue through Jan. 16, according to the American Meteor Society. But while most meteor showers have a two-day peak, ...
The Quadrantids will be active until Jan. 16, according to the American Meteor Society. NASA advises viewing meteor showers in areas well away from city and street lights.
The Quadrantid meteor shower is associated with the near-Earth asteroid (196256) 2003 EH1, with the Earth passing through its trail of debris once a year during its orbit of the Sun.
Keep an eye on the north-to-northeastern sky. Stand or sit with the moon at your back from 2 a.m. local time onward and view the skies for at least an hour, the American Meteor Society advises.
The star 44 Boötis was a member of the constellation, and was named Quadrans by the IAU Working Group on Star Names in 2025. [5]The variable star BP Boötis was a member of the constellation.
The Geminids are a prolific meteor shower with 3200 Phaethon (which is thought to be an Apollo asteroid [4] with a "rock comet" orbit. [5]) being the parent body. [6]Because of this, it would make this shower, along with the Quadrantids, the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet.
El Mundo (The World) is a newspaper and news website based in Medellín, Colombia. First published in Antioquia on April 20, 1979, it was founded by a group of business leaders and journalists. [1] After being as a daily newspaper for 39 years, the newspaper switched to a weekly printed edition with daily digital publication in 2018. [2]