Leonids
IAU 013 LEO
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Meteor shower
- Peak (2026)
- Nov 17
- Active period (2026)
- Nov 06–Nov 30
- Radiant RA
- 152°
- Radiant Dec
- 22°
- Entry speed
- 71 km/s
- Peak solar longitude
- 235.27°
- IAU number
- 13
- IAU code
- LEO
Source:International Meteor Organization · checked 2026-11-02 ↗IAU Meteor Data Center · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- In 2026 it peaks around Nov 17 (IMO calendar).
- Its meteors arrive at 71 km/s — fast enough to cover the 400 km Seoul–Busan distance in about 6 seconds.