Orionids
IAU 008 ORI
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Meteor shower
- Peak (2026)
- Oct 21
- Active period (2026)
- Oct 02–Nov 07
- Radiant RA
- 95°
- Radiant Dec
- 16°
- Entry speed
- 66 km/s
- Peak solar longitude
- 208°
- IAU number
- 8
- IAU code
- ORI
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 21 (IMO calendar).
- Its meteors arrive at 66 km/s — fast enough to cover the 400 km Seoul–Busan distance in about 6 seconds.