Quadrantids Meteor Shower 2019

Quadrantids Meteor Shower 2019

Quadrantids Meteor Shower 2019 is active during the end of December into the second week of January, and usually peaks around January 3-4. What makes the Quadrantids Meteor shower different than others is the peak period of the Quadrantids only lasts a few hours whereas most other showers peak will last a couple of days. The Meteor shower owes its name to the once know Quadrans Muralis constellation but is also sometimes called Bootids (Boötes ) after the modern name for this same region. The Quadrantids are related with asteroid 2003 EH which takes about 5.5 years to orbit around the Sun.

The table below shows the exact direction of the Quadrantids from Orange County Ca.

Quadrantids meteor shower form Orange County (Night between January 3 and January 4)
Time	Azimuth/Direction	Altitude
Thu 5:00 pm	330°	4.1°
Thu 11:00 pm	25°	0.7°
Fri 12:00 midnight	33°	6.5°
Fri 1:00 am	39°	13.8°
Fri 2:00 am	45°	22.1°
Fri 3:00 am	49°	31.2°
Fri 4:00 am	51°	40.8°
Fri 5:00 am	52°	50.6°
Fri 6:00 am	48°	60.2°
Fri 7:00 am	37°	68.8°

Direction to see the Quadrantids in the sky will change a few degrees over the course of the month depending on where you are in North America:

• Azimuth is the direction, based on true north; a compass might show a slightly different value.
• Altitude is height in degrees over the horizon.

For a local area to view celestial events, be sure to view our OC Star Spots