October Camelopardalids
IAU 281 OCT
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Meteor shower
- Peak (2026)
- Oct 6
- Active period (2026)
- Oct 05–Oct 06
- Radiant RA
- 164°
- Radiant Dec
- 79°
- Entry speed
- 47 km/s
- Peak solar longitude
- 192.58°
- IAU number
- 281
- IAU code
- OCT
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 6 (IMO calendar).
- Its meteors arrive at 47 km/s — fast enough to cover the 400 km Seoul–Busan distance in about 9 seconds.
Worked out from this object's official values.