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2026 SKY CONTEXT · UTC

Active meteor showers · 6 October 2026

6 named showers are active on this date. Radiants are positioned from the IMO 2026 calendar.

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ORI · RADIANT
Orionids RA 05h 42m · DEC +14.2 deg

A major fast shower with a broad maximum that can remain near peak strength across several nights.

Active
2 October 2026 - 7 November 2026
Maximum
21 October 2026
Visual ZHR
20
Speed
66 km/s
Radiant
RA 05h 42m · DEC +14.2 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 20:07, transit 03:16, set 10:25 UTC
Parent body
1P/Halley

A long, low-rate branch of the Taurid complex. Its slow meteors include a comparatively high proportion of bright fireballs.

Active
20 September 2026 - 20 November 2026
Maximum
5 November 2026
Visual ZHR
7
Speed
27 km/s
Radiant
RA 01h 55m · DEC +8.2 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 16:47, transit 23:26, set 06:04 UTC
Parent body
2P/Encke complex

A daytime shower whose radiant lies near the Sun. It is relevant to radio monitoring even when optical observation is impractical.

Active
20 September 2026 - 6 October 2026
Maximum
1 October 2026
Visual ZHR
5
Speed
32 km/s
Radiant
RA 10h 40m · DEC -2.0 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 02:23, transit 08:13, set 14:02 UTC

A slow shower with a short regular return. Rates are usually modest, but old dust trails have produced strong historical outbursts.

Active
6 October 2026 - 10 October 2026
Maximum
9 October 2026, around 01:00 UTC
Visual ZHR
5
Speed
20 km/s
Radiant
RA 17h 28m · DEC +54.0 deg
From SO8OO
Circumpolar; altitude 14-86 deg
Parent body
21P/Giacobini-Zinner

A very short northern shower with a radiant close to the north celestial pole.

Active
5 October 2026 - 6 October 2026
Maximum
6 October 2026
Visual ZHR
5
Speed
47 km/s
Radiant
RA 10h 56m · DEC +79.0 deg
From SO8OO
Circumpolar; altitude 39-61 deg

A weak, fast northern source whose radiant drifts from Lynx toward the Perseus-Auriga region.

Active
10 September 2026 - 8 October 2026
Maximum
13 September 2026
Visual ZHR
3
Speed
60 km/s
Radiant
RA 09h 26m · DEC +44.8 deg
From SO8OO
Circumpolar; altitude 5-85 deg

Shower calendars and radiant positions provide astronomical context only. They do not identify the cause of an individual radio record. Visual ZHR is not a radio echo rate. Read the identification and limitations note .

Radiant positions are interpolated from the IMO 2026 Meteor Shower Calendar. The broad Antihelion Source, when shown, is a diffuse radiant region and not a true meteor shower.

Receiver activity, not visual ZHR. Rates use measured observing time.

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