Canis-Minorids

Meteor shower

The Canis-Minorids, also called the Beta Canis Minorids,[1] are a meteor shower that arises near the fifth-magnitude star 11 Canis Minoris. They were discovered in 1964 by Keith Hindley, who investigated their trajectory and proposed a common origin with the comet C/1917 F1 (Mellish).[2] However, this conclusion has been disputed, as the number of orbits analysed was low and their trajectories too disparate to confirm a link.[3] They last from 4 to 15 December, peaking over 10 and 11 December.[4]

References

  1. ^ Jenniskens, Peter (2006). Meteor Showers and Their Parent Comets. Cambridge University Press. pp. 200, 769. ISBN 978-0-521-85349-1.
  2. ^ Hindley, K. B.; Houlden, M. A. (1970). "The 11 Canis Minorids—A New Meteor Stream Probably Associated with Comet Mellish 1917 I". Nature. 225 (5239): 1232–33. Bibcode:1970Natur.225.1232H. doi:10.1038/2251232a0. PMID 16057004. S2CID 4170596.
  3. ^ Vereš, P.; Kornoš, L.; Tóth, J. (2011). "Meteor Showers of Comet C/1917 F1 Mellish". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 412 (1): 511–521. arXiv:1010.5733. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.412..511V. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17923.x. S2CID 119297606.
  4. ^ Levy, David H. (2007). David Levy's Guide to Observing Meteor Showers. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-521-69691-3.

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