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List of all meteor showers                      Sorting order:         

Name Name Name
1   alpha Capricornids165   South. June Aquilids300   zeta Puppids
2   South. Taurids166   June Lyrids301   gamma Puppids
3   South. iota Aquariids167   Nothern sigma Sagittariids302   b Puppids
4   Geminids168   South. sigma Sagittariids303   lambda Velids
5   South. delta Aquariids169   Scutids304   c Velids
6   April Lyrids170   June Bootids305   sigma Puppids
7   Perseids171   Dayt. Arietids306   Columbids
8   Orionids172   Dayt. zeta Perseids307   tau Puppids
9   October Draconids173   Dayt. beta Taurids308   January pi Puppids
10   Quadrantids174   Dayt. theta Aurigids309   gamma Velids
11   eta Virginids175   July Pegasids310   January alpha Pixidids
12   kappa Cygnids176   July Phoenicids311   delta Velids
13   Leonids177   beta Cassiopeiids312   epsilon Carinids
15   Ursids178   July Centaurids313   eta Carinids
16   sigma Hydrids179   sigma Capricornids314   alpha Crucids
17   North. Taurids180   mu Serpentids315   omega Centaurids
18   Andromedids181   kappa Pavonids316   beta Hydrids
19   Dec. Monocerotids182   omicron Cygnids317   theta Centaurids
20   Dec. Comae Berenicids183   Piscis Austrinids318   mu Velids
21   alpha Virginids184   July Gamma Draconids319   January Leonids
22   Leonis Minorids185   Dayt. beta Andromedids320   omega Serpentids
23   epsilon Geminids186   epsilon Ursae Majorids321   theta Coronae Borealids
24   mu Pegasids187   psi Cassiopeiids322   lambda Bootids
25   North. October delta Arietids188   Dayt. xi Orionids323   xi Coronae Borealids
26   North. delta Aquariids189   Dayt. mu Cancrids324   epsilon Perseids
27   kappa Serpentids190   beta Perseids325   Dayt. lambda Taurids
28   South. October delta Arietids191   eta Eridanids326   epsilon Pegasids
31   eta Aquariids192   August Triangulids327   beta Equuleids
32   Dec. Leonis Minorids193   zeta Arietids328   alpha Lacertids
33   North. iota Aquariids194   upsilon Cetids330   sigma Serpentids
34   delta Serpentids195   beta Indids331   alpha Hydrids
38   xi Ursae Majorids196   nu Phoenicids333   Oct. Ursae Majorids
39   North. alpha Leonids197   August Draconids334   December Alpha Draconids
40   zeta Cygnids198   beta Hydrusids335   December Chi Virginids
43   zeta Serpentids199   August delta Capricornids336   December Kappa Draconids
45   phi Draconids200   eta Serpentids337   Nu Eridanids
46   beta Craterids201   gamma Doradids338   Omicron Eridanids
47   mu Virginids202   Dayt. zeta Cancrids339   Psi Ursae Majorids
49   lambda Virginids203   Dayt. gamma Leonids340   Theta Pyxidids
52   omega Ursae Majorids204   Dayt. chi Leonids341   January Xi Ursae Majorids
55   alpha Scorpiids205   xi Aurigids342   August Beta Piscids
61   tau Herculids206   Aurigids343   h Virginids
63   Corvids207   Sept. beta Cassiopeiids345   f Herculids
65   gamma Delphinids208   Sept. epsilon Perseids346   x Herculids
66   North. omega Scorpiids209   epsilon Eridanids347   beta Pegasids
67   North. mu Sagittariids210   beta Aurigids348   April rho Cygnids
69   South. mu Sagittariids211   Sept. alpha Orionids349   lambda Lyrids
73   zeta Draconids212   Dayt. kappa Leonids350   May Lacertids
76   kappa Aquariids213   beta Gruids351   Daytime Triangulids
81   September Lyncids214   beta Capricornids352   zeta Ophiuchids
83   October Cygnids215   North. delta Piscids353   sigma Cetids
86   October gamma C etids216   South. delta Piscids354   Dayt. delta Triangulids
88   omicron Draconids217   omega Piscids355   Daytime xi Cetids
89   January pi Virginids218   Sept. gamma Sagittariids356   May Vulpeculids
90   January Comae Berenicids219   Sept. mu Arietids357   phi Pegasids
91   January zeta Aurigids220   nu Draconids358   tau Ophiuchids
92   upsilon Eridanids221   Dayt. Sextantids359   May zeta Cygnids
94   rho Geminids222   Dayt. delta Leonids360   psi Pegasids
96   North. delta Cancrids223   Dayt. gamma Virginids361   theta Serpentids
97   South. delta Cancrids224   October delta Aurigids362   June mu Cassiopeiids
98   epsilon Columbids225   sigma Orionids363   zeta Eridanids
99   Dayt. Scutids226   zeta Taurids364   kappa Cetids
100   Dayt. xi Sagittariids227   October Monocerotids365   beta Camelopardalids
101   pi Hydrids228   October Lyncids366   July beta Pegasids
102   alpha Centaurids229   nu Aurigids367   omicron Pegasids
104   gamma Bootids230   October iota Cassiopeiids368   July Andromedids
106   alpha Pictorids231   Dayt. alpha Canis Majorids369   July Taurids
107   delta Chamaeleontids232   Dayt. beta Cancrids370   Microscopiids
108   beta Tucanids233   October Capricornids371   alpha Pegasids
109   alpha Carinids234   October epsilon Piscids372   phi Piscids
110   alpha Antliids235   lambda Cygnids373   theta Perseids
111   February Canis Majorids236   gamma Piscids374   iota Sculptorids
112   North. delta Leonids237   sigma Arietids375   August omicron Eridanids
113   South. delta Leonids238   alpha Doradids376   August Lyncids
114   Dayt. chi Capricornids239   October gamma Puppids377   Daytime Monocerotids
115   Dayt. Sagittariids-Capricornids240   Dayt. psi Virginids378   gamma Eridanids
116   Dayt. epsilon Aquariids241   October Ursae Minorids379   August Cetids
117   Dayt. c Aquariids242   xi Draconids380   kappa Draconids
118   gamma Normids243   zeta Cancrids381   Daytime pi Leonids
119   lambda Centaurids244   psi Aurigids382   beta Ursae Majorids
120   delta Pavonids245   Nov. Hydrids383   lambda Draconids
121   nu Hydrids246   alpha Monocerotids384   October Leporids
122   alpha Pyxidids248   Nov. iota Aurigids385   alpha Ursae Majorids
123   Northern March Virginids249   Nov. nu Arietids386   October beta Camelopardalids
124   South. March Virginids250   Nov. Orionids387   October kappa Draconids
125   South. alpha Leonids251   Dayt. iota Virginids388   chi Taurids
126   March delta-Geminids252   alpha Lyncids389   omega Eridanids
127   March Cassiopeiids253   Dec. Canis Minorids390   November theta Aurigids
128   Dayt. kappa Aquariids254   Phoenicids391   November delta Draconids
129   Dayt. q Pegasids256   North. chi Orionids392   November i Draconids
130   delta Mensids257   South. chi Orionids393   rho Bootids
131   delta Aquilids258   Dec. alpha Aurigids394   alpha Canis Majorids
133   April psi Ursae Majorids260   gamma Triangulids395   gamma Canis Majorids
134   Northern gamma Virginids261   Dayt. delta Scorpiids396   December theta Aurigids
135   South. gamma Virginids262   Dayt. kappa Librids397   nu Geminids
136   sigma Leonids263   nu Andromedids398   December Canis Majorids
137   pi Puppids264   xi Cetids399   December Hydrids
138   alpha Bootids265   January gamma Delphinids400   beta Monocerotids
139   gamma Librids266   alpha Cancrids401   beta Sextandids
140   April chi Librids267   January nu Orionids402   January Hydrids
141   Dayt. chi Piscids268   beta Cancrids403   Canum Venaticids
142   mu Draconids269   omega Cassiopeiids404   gamma Ursae Minorids
143   Dayt. lambda Pegasids270   Febuary alpha Orionids405   mu Hydrids
144   Dayt. April Piscids271   March Lyncids406   February Comae Berenicids
145   eta Lyrids272   April alpha Comae Berenicids407   October eta Eridanids
146   beta Coronae Australids273   phi Bootids408   kappa Hydrids
147   phi Aquariids274   nu Ursae Majorids409   nu Cygnids
148   May lambda Virginids275   chi Librids410   delta Piscids
149   North. May Ophiuchids276   alpha Draconids411   c Andromedids
150   South. May Ophiuchids277   gamma Camelopardalids412   f Ophiuchids
151   epsilon Aquilids278   July mu Serpendids413   mu Lyrids
152   North. Dayt. omega Cetids279   July zeta Draconids414   alpha Triangulids
153   South. Dayt. omega Cetids280   delta Librids415   August Piscids
154   Dayt. epsilon Arietids281   October Camelopardalids416   September iota Cassiopeiids
155   Northern Dayt. May Arietids282   delta Cygnids417   eta Taurids
156   South. Dayt. May Arietids283   pi Leonids418   beta Herculids
157   iota Cassiopeiids284   Omicron Ursae Majorids419   Dayt. April Cetids
158   pi Cetids285   gamma Taurids420   chi Capricornids
159   tau Aquariids286   omega Taurids421   May Microscopiids
161   South. omega Scorpiids287   Nov. epsilon Eridanids422   Northern Librids-Luppids
162   alpha Circinids288   South. Dec. delta Arietids423   Southern Librids-Luppids
164   North. June Aquilids289   North. Dec. delta Arietids
On the whole: 365 showers, 64 established showers are marked by color rectangle.

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