radiant: Coordinates of radiants of meteor showers

Description

Coordinates of radiants of meteor showers during the year.

Usage

radiant

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 365 observations on the following 58 variables.

Day: numeric Day of the month
Month: numeric Month of the year
ANT.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Antihelion Source radiant
ANT.Delta: numeric Declination of Antihelion Source radiant
QUA.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Quadrantids radiant
QUA.Delta: numeric Declination of Quadrantids radiant
DLM.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of December Leonis Minorids radiant
DLM.Delta: numeric Declination of December Leonis Minorids radiant
ACE.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Alpha-Centaurids radiant
ACE.Delta: numeric Declination of Alpha-Centaurids radiant
GNO.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Gamma-Normids radiant
GNO.Delta: numeric Declination of Gamma-Normids radiant
LYR.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Lyrids radiant
LYR.Delta: numeric Declination of Lyrids radiant
PPU.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Pi-Puppids radiant
PPU.Delta: numeric Declination of Pi-Puppids radiant
ETA.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Eta-Aquarids radiant
ETA.Delta: numeric Declination of Eta-Aquarids radiant
ELY.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Eta-Lyrids radiant
ELY.Delta: numeric Declination of Eta-Lyrids radiant
JBO.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of June Bootids radiant
JBO.Delta: numeric Declination of June Bootids radiant
CAP.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Alpha-Capricornids radiant
CAP.Delta: numeric Declination of Alpha-Capricornids radiant
SDA.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Southern Delta-Aquarids radiant
SDA.Delta: numeric Declination of Southern Delta-Aquarids radiant
PER.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Perseids radiant
PER.Delta: numeric Declination of Perseids radiant
PAU.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Piscis Austrinids radiant
PAU.Delta: numeric Declination of Piscis Austrinids radiant
KCG.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Kappa-Cygnids radiant
KCG.Delta: numeric Declination of Kappa-Cygnids radiant
AUR.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Alpha-Aurigids radiant
AUR.Delta: numeric Declination of Alpha-Aurigids radiant
SPE.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of September Epsilon-Perseids radiant
SPE.Delta: numeric Declination of September Epsilon-Perseids radiant
STA.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Southern Taurids radiant
STA.Delta: numeric Declination of Southern Taurids radiant
ORI.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Orionids radiant
ORI.Delta: numeric Declination of Orionids radiant
DAU.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Delta-Aurigids radiant
DAU.Delta: numeric Declination of Delta-Aurigids radiant
EGE.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Epsilon-Geminids radiant
EGE.Delta: numeric Declination of Epsilon-Geminids radiant
NTA.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Northern Taurids radiant
NTA.Delta: numeric Declination of Northern Taurids radiant
LMI.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Leo Minorids radiant
LMI.Delta: numeric Right ascension of Leo Minorids radiant
LEO.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Leonids radiant
LEO.Delta: numeric Declination of Leonids radiant
AMO.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Alpha-Monocerotids radiant
AMO.Delta: numeric Declination of Alpha-Monocerotids radiant
PHO.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Phoenicids radiant
PHO.Delta: numeric Declination of Phoenicids radiant
PUP.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Puppid/Velids radiant
PUP.Delta: numeric Declination of Puppid/Velids radiant
GEM.Alpha: numeric Right ascension of Geminids radiant
GEM.Delta: numeric Declination of Geminids radiant

Source

Meteor Shower Calendar, http://www.imo.net/calendar

Details

Coordinates of radiants of meteor showers are given on 5-days intervals on IMO site. Natural spline interpolation was used to calculate radiant coordinates for in-between days.