kappa-Cygnids
IAU 012 KCG
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Meteor shower
- Peak (2026)
- Aug 17
- Active period (2026)
- Aug 03–Aug 28
- Radiant RA
- 286°
- Radiant Dec
- 59°
- Entry speed
- 23 km/s
- Peak solar longitude
- 144°
- IAU number
- 12
- IAU code
- KCG
Source:International Meteor Organization · checked 2026-11-02 ↗IAU Meteor Data Center · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- In 2026 it peaks around Aug 17 (IMO calendar).
- Its meteors arrive at 23 km/s — fast enough to cover the 400 km Seoul–Busan distance in about 17 seconds.
Worked out from this object's official values.