Delta Aurigids

Delta Aurigids
Celestial map of Auriga
Radiant
ConstellationAuriga
Right ascension5h 36m -0s
Declination+44° 00′ 00″
Properties
Occurs duringOctober 10 to October 18
Date of peakOctober 11
Velocity64 km/s
Zenithal hourly rate2
See also: List of meteor showers

Delta Aurigids, or DAU is a minor reliable meteor shower that takes place from October 10 to 18. The peak of the shower is on October 11, with two meteors per hour. The velocity is 143,000 mph.[1]

  1. ^ "Delta Aurigids – Watch the Skies". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-31.