Quadrantids
IAU 010 QUA
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Meteor shower
- Peak (2026)
- Jan 3
- Active period (2026)
- Dec 28–Jan 12
- Radiant RA
- 230°
- Radiant Dec
- 49°
- Entry speed
- 41 km/s
- Peak solar longitude
- 283.15°
- IAU number
- 10
- IAU code
- QUA
Source:International Meteor Organization · checked 2026-11-02 ↗IAU Meteor Data Center · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- In 2026 it peaks around Jan 3 (IMO calendar).
- Its meteors arrive at 41 km/s — fast enough to cover the 400 km Seoul–Busan distance in about 10 seconds.