Geminids
IAU 004 GEM
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Meteor shower
- Peak (2026)
- Dec 14
- Active period (2026)
- Dec 04–Dec 20
- Radiant RA
- 112°
- Radiant Dec
- 33°
- Entry speed
- 35 km/s
- Peak solar longitude
- 262.2°
- IAU number
- 4
- IAU code
- GEM
Source:International Meteor Organization · checked 2026-11-02 ↗IAU Meteor Data Center · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- In 2026 it peaks around Dec 14 (IMO calendar).
- Its meteors arrive at 35 km/s — fast enough to cover the 400 km Seoul–Busan distance in about 11 seconds.