Perseids
IAU 007 PER
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Meteor shower
- Peak (2026)
- Aug 13
- Active period (2026)
- Jul 17–Aug 24
- Radiant RA
- 48°
- Radiant Dec
- 58°
- Entry speed
- 59 km/s
- Peak solar longitude
- 140°
- IAU number
- 7
- IAU code
- PER
Source:International Meteor Organization · checked 2026-11-02 ↗IAU Meteor Data Center · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- In 2026 it peaks around Aug 13 (IMO calendar).
- Its meteors arrive at 59 km/s — fast enough to cover the 400 km Seoul–Busan distance in about 7 seconds.