What constellation is the meteor in the meteor shower?

There are many kinds of meteor showers, with different times and different maximum values. The number of meteors in each meteor shower is different. So which meteor shower is the biggest and is called the king of meteor showers? Let's reveal which constellation is the king of meteor shower by constellation knowledge. When will it appear?

Which constellation is the king of meteor showers? Leonid meteor shower.

Leonid meteor shower, known as the king of meteor showers. This is a meteor shower related to Comet Temple Tuttle, with a period of about 33 years.

Generally speaking, the number of meteors is about 10 to 15 per hour, but the Leonid meteor shower has a peak every 33 to 34 years, and the number of meteors can exceed several thousand per hour. This phenomenon is closely related to the period of Comet Temple Tuttle.

When does the Leonid meteor shower appear?

Leonid meteor shower occurs every year from 1 14 to 2 1 in 10, especially from 1 17 in 10, and the general azimuth is about 40 degrees north. Leonid meteor shower is caused by the existence of a comet named Temple-tuttle (55P/ Temple-tuttle).

Cause of occurrence

Meteors usually appear sporadically, independent of each other, with irregular time and direction. You can see about 10 meteors every hour on average, which is called occasional meteors. Sometimes the number of meteors in a certain area of the sky will increase obviously in a certain period of time, with dozens or even more meteors per hour, which looks like rain. This phenomenon is called meteor shower. A particularly large meteor shower is also called star rain. Meteor shower is the result of a large group of meteoroids breaking into the earth's atmosphere. This group of meteoroids is called meteor group.

The famous "Leo" meteor shower is not a meteor shower on "Leo". Even if there is a meteor shower on Leo, it can't be seen with the naked eye on earth. The Leonid meteor shower is formed by particles scattered by a comet named Temple tuttle as it glides through the atmosphere. Because the projection of the direction of the meteor shower on the celestial sphere coincides with the projection of Leo on the celestial sphere, it looks as if the meteor shower was ejected from Leo on the earth, so it is called "Leo" meteor shower.

It is generally believed that the appearance of meteor shower is related to comets. Comet is a strange celestial body in the solar system. When it is far away from the sun, it appears as a comet nucleus with a diameter of several kilometers or more. Once close to the sun, under the action of solar radiation, a huge coma and long tail will be formed due to the gasification of comet nuclear matter. When a comet approaches the sun, it will melt the ice in its dust particles, which are mostly larger than sand. For most comets close to the earth, they will burn in the atmosphere and form meteorites. Meteor swarms are particles of matter scattered by comets or disintegrated nuclei. The distribution of small particles scattered by comets in their orbits is uneven. Some places are sparse, while others are dense. When the earth meets thin particles, there are fewer meteors, and when it meets dense places, there are more meteors.