alpha-Monocerotids
IAU 246 AMO
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Meteor shower
- Peak (2026)
- Nov 22
- Active period (2026)
- Nov 15–Nov 25
- Radiant RA
- 117°
- Radiant Dec
- 1°
- Entry speed
- 65 km/s
- Peak solar longitude
- 239.32°
- IAU number
- 246
- IAU code
- AMO
Source:International Meteor Organization · checked 2026-11-02 ↗IAU Meteor Data Center · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- In 2026 it peaks around Nov 22 (IMO calendar).
- Its meteors arrive at 65 km/s — fast enough to cover the 400 km Seoul–Busan distance in about 6 seconds.
Worked out from this object's official values.