(meteorobs) Comet P/2006 T1 (LEVY)

Mikhail Maslov ast3 at ngs.ru
Wed Oct 25 03:57:19 EDT 2006


We already have epsilon-Geminids - a shower with ZHRmax=2 meteors on
17/18 October. It should be another name. Levyids?

Best regarsd, Mikhail

Sac> In a message dated 10/24/06 11:17:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ast3 at ngs.ru 
Sac> writes:

Sac> << In 2006 its perihelion is quite close to the suggested maximum date on
Sac>  31 December (comet passes MD point ~85 days before the Earth), so we
Sac>  have a good reasons to expect, that around 31
Sac>  December there is a good possibility of encountering young
Sac>  non-perturbed trail(s). The period 30 December - 1 January should be
Sac>  carefully observed. >>

Sac> Okay . . . so far we have discussed the prospects of observing a meteor 
Sac> shower from Comet P/2006 T1 (Levy), but no one has noted where the radiant might 
Sac> possibly be.  My own tentative location would be in the constellation of Gemini 
Sac> at RA 6h 45m, Dec. +23-degrees.  This is roughly 4-degrees to the south of the 
Sac> third magnitude star, Epsilon Geminorum . . . sometimes known as Mebusta. If 
Sac> this is right, I would guess that in order to differentiate this stream from 
Sac> the famous December Geminids, we could call them "Epsilon Geminids." 

Sac> Can anyone confirm this?
Sac> -- joe rao
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