October Draconids
IAU 009 DRA
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Meteor shower
- Peak (2026)
- Oct 9
- Active period (2026)
- Oct 06–Oct 10
- Radiant RA
- 262°
- Radiant Dec
- 54°
- Entry speed
- 20 km/s
- Peak solar longitude
- 195.4°
- IAU number
- 9
- IAU code
- DRA
Source:International Meteor Organization · checked 2026-11-02 ↗IAU Meteor Data Center · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- In 2026 it peaks around Oct 9 (IMO calendar).
- Its meteors arrive at 20 km/s — fast enough to cover the 400 km Seoul–Busan distance in about 20 seconds.
Worked out from this object's official values.