============================================================================================================================================ :IAU Meteor Data Center. Shower mean data submission TEMPLATE = :=========================================================================================================================================== : Last update: 2023.01.10 :=========================================================================================================================================== : : Explanation of the content of the columns to be filled in by the supplier of data. : Unless otherwise stated, all data listed are mandatory!!! : :================= : :Code - IAU 3 letter code. Fill in only in case of the already known established shower, :s - indicate 0- if the shower is new, 1- if it is an established shower, ::sub.date - submition date - YYYY-MM-DD :shower name-destination - enter the shower name if it has an established status (flag s=1), otherwise leave the field blank :activity - type of activity: please fill in using one of the options below: : annual : 1965 - shower was active only in 1965, : 1989/12 - observed in Dec.1989, : 1989out - shower outburst in 1989, : var. - variable activity : irr. - irregular activity : :LoSb, LaSe - ecliptic longitude of the Sun (J2000 deg) at the beginning and the end of the shower activity (first, last meteor observation) :LoS - averaged ecliptic longitude of the Sun at the shower activity, (J2000,deg), :Ra - right ascention of the shower radiant (J2000, deg), :De - declination of the shower radiant (J2000, deg), :dRa - OPTIONAL, radiant daily motion in right ascention, :dDe - OPTIONAL, radiant daily motion in declination, :Vg - geocentric velocity (Km/sec), :LoR - OPTIONAL, ecliptic longitude of the shower radiant (J2000, deg), :S_LoR - OPTIONAL, Sun centered ecliptic longitude of the shower radiant (deg), :LaR - OPTIONAL, ecliptic latitude of the radiant (J2000, deg), :theta - OPTIONAL, Opik variable (deg) (see Froeschle, Valsecchi and Jopek, 1999, Cellestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 73, 55-69), :phi - OPTIONAL, Opik variable (deg) -,- :Flags - flags in the columns e.g. 233, relating to: :233 - I, if the Vinf is given, (extra-atmospheric velocity, not corrected for Earth's gravitational pull) :234 - A, M if the arithmetic mean, median values are given for the shower parameters :237 - set 1- if the shower parent body was found; 0- if the shower parent body was not found or not searched for, :238 - assessment of the reliability of the stream: set 0- if no assessment was done; 1- if the reliability of the stream has been assessed :a - OPTIONAL, semimajor axis (AU), please give negative value for hyperbolic orbit :q - OPTIONAL, perihelion distance (AU), :e - OPTIONAL, eccentricity, :peri - OPTIONAL, argument of perihelion (J2000, deg), :node - OPTIONAL, longitude of ascending node (J2000, deg), :incl - OPTIONAL, inclination of the orbit to the ecliptic (J2000, deg), :N - number of members of the identified stream, : :Origin - OPTIONAL, parent body name :Remarks - OPTIONAL, if any :OTe: observation technique: C-CCD, P-photo, R-radar, T-TV, V-visual, :L-T - Lookup Table file name, :Reference, maximum 200 characters!! : ----------- below - examples of new showers data submitted to the IAUMDC --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : LP IAUNo AdNo Code s sub.date shower name-designation activity LoSb LoSe LoS Ra De dRa dDe Vg LoR S_LoR LaR theta phi Flags a q e peri node inc N Group CG Origin Remarks Ote L-T References LT SD : 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 400 410 420 430 440 450 460 470 480 490 500 510 520 530 540 550 560 570 580 590 600 610 620 630 640 650 +2345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 " "|"00010"|" "|"QUA"|" 1"|"2022-02-04"|"Quadrantids "|"2002/06 "|"279 "|"285 "|"283.5 "|"231.7 "|"48.5 "|"0.72 "|"-0.55 "|"42 "|" "|" "|" "|" "|" "|" IA 10"|"3.7 "|"0.975 "|"0.7367 "|"168.5 "|"283.2 "|"72.5 "|"00881"|"00000"|"00"|"2003 EH1 "|" "|"R "|"LookUp table file name"|"X) Brown et al., 2008" " "|" "|" "|" "|" 0"|"2022-07-23"|" "|" annual "|" 99 "|" 144 "|"115.8 "|" 99.3 "|" 14.9 "|" "|" "|" 27.4 "|" "|" "|" "|" "|" "|" M 1"|" 1.47 "|"0.302 "|" 0.810 "|"233.4 "|"295.8 "|" 8.3"|"08120"|"00000"|"00"|" "|" "|"R "|"1210_GAG.csv "|"1) Bruzzone et al. 2022, submitted " " "|"00010"|" "|" "|" 0"|"2023-01-12"|" "|" annual "|" 99 "|" 135 "|"139.7 "|" 115.9 "|" 16.0 "|" "|" "|" 39.5 "|" "|" "|" "|" "|" "|" M 0"|" 2.66 "|"0.116 "|" 0.968 "|"216.2 "|"319.7 "|" 14.8"|"00751"|"00000"|"00"|" "|" "|"R "|"1211_SFG.csv "|"1) Bruzzone et al. 2022, submitted " The data file should be submitted by email to mdc_showers@ta3.sk Since its beginning, the IAM MDC shower database is maintained on an unpaid voluntary basis. Several colleagues have asked us what reference to the shower database they should include in a published paper? The correct literature reference is one of the following: Tadeusz J. Jopek, Mária Hajduková, Regina Rudawska, Masahiro Koseki, Gulchehra Kokhirova, Luboš Neslušan; New Astronomy Reviews 96 (2023) 101671 Jenniskens, P.; Jopek, T.J.; Janches, D.; Hajdukoa; M.; Kokhirova, G.I.; Rudawska, R; 2020, Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 182, article id. 104821 Jopek, T.J.; Kanuchova, Z.; 2017, Planetary and Space Science, Volume 143, p. 3-6 Jopek, T.J.; Kanuchova, Z.; 2014, in The Meteoroids 2013, Proceedings of the Astronomical Conference held at A.M. University, Poznan, Poland, Aug. 26-30, 2013, Eds.: T.J. Jopek, F.J.M. Rietmeijer, J. Watanabe, I.P. Williams, A.M. University Press, 2014, p. 353-364 Jopek, T.J.; Jenniskens, P.M.; in Meteoroids: The Smallest Solar System Bodies, Proceedings of the Meteroids Conference held in Breckenridge, Colorado, USA, May 24-28, 2010. Edited by W.J. Cooke, D.E. Moser, B.F. Hardin, and D. Janches, NASA/CP-2011-216469., p. 7-13