The Ursa minor meteor shower will debut on the 22nd. What is the origin of the name of this meteor shower?

Mention? Meteor shower? I believe everyone is familiar with it. It can be said that meteor shower is a mysterious and yearning existence in everyone's heart. Especially after watching the video of meteor shower, I want to see the beauty and spectacular of meteor shower with my own eyes.

65438+February 20th Xinhua News Agency reported that following the stunning Gemini meteor shower on June 5438+February 65438+February 4th, the meteor shower in Ursa minor will also appear on February 22nd, 65438, which is also the last meteor shower in 2020.

According to Xinhua News Agency, we can see that this meteor shower in Ursa minor will be the last in 2020, and it can be seen everywhere in China. I believe many friends are already looking forward to it. So what is the name origin of the meteor shower in Ursa minor? According to professional astronomers, the mother comet of this meteor shower is 8P/ tuttle, and the mother comet is in Ursa minor, so it was named Ursa major.

Speaking of Ursa minor, I believe everyone is very strange. After all, this kind of knowledge belongs to professional knowledge and only professionals know it. Interested friends can search Baidu by themselves. Although we don't know these constellations, through this meteor shower, we can remember Ursa minor, which gives us a long knowledge.

But people are more concerned about whether the meteor shower is spectacular. According to the media, there are about 10 meteor showers in Ursa minor every hour, so the density seems a little small, which is too different from the previous Gemini meteor showers.

Astronomical forecast shows that this year's meteor shower occurred on February 22nd, Beijing time 17, and ZHR (assuming that the maximum radiation point is at the zenith) is about 10.

However, experts pointed out that there will be fireballs in this meteor shower in Ursa minor. I believe that few people have seen fireballs. According to the official introduction, fireballs are hundreds of times more spectacular than ordinary meteors. This time, we can enjoy this rare fireball.

So do you know the origin of the name of this meteor shower? Please leave a message in the comments section.