alpha-Capricornids
IAU 001 CAP
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Meteor shower
- Peak (2026)
- Jul 31
- Active period (2026)
- Jul 03–Aug 15
- Radiant RA
- 307°
- Radiant Dec
- -10°
- Entry speed
- 23 km/s
- Peak solar longitude
- 128°
- IAU number
- 1
- IAU code
- CAP
Source:International Meteor Organization · checked 2026-11-02 ↗IAU Meteor Data Center · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- In 2026 it peaks around Jul 31 (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.