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Meteor shower

Taurids

An extended autumn meteor shower with a radiant in the constellation Taurus, associated with Comet Encke.

Type
Meteor shower
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
2

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    Locate

    Associated with Taurus.

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Object type
Meteor shower
Graph relations
2
Verified sources
1
Image records
0
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Atlas context

Tauridscoordinate fields shown only when available
  • Associated with

    Taurus

  • Meteor shower of parent

    Encke

Original SVG diagram

Scientific schematic

Optical pathCollected lightFocal plane / instrumentMeteor shower
Object class
Meteor shower
Catalog numbers
Not recorded
Graph relations
2
Sources
1
EnckeTaurusTauridsMeteor shower

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  • Meteor shower of parentEncke
  • Associated withTaurus

    The shower's radiant lies in the constellation Taurus.

Continue the atlas

Curated next objects

constellation

Taurus

Taurus is a large zodiacal constellation of the northern sky, one of the 88 modern constellations.

comet

Encke

The comet with the shortest known orbital period (about 3.3 years) and the parent of the Taurid meteor stream.

star

10 Tauri

Main-sequence star in Taurus, about 45.5 light-years from Earth.

star

103 Tauri

Main-sequence star in Taurus, about 1,496 light-years from Earth.

star

104 Tauri

Yellow dwarf in Taurus, about 50.3 light-years from Earth.

star

106 Tauri

Main-sequence star in Taurus, about 190 light-years from Earth.

Data

Scientific data & provenance

Data & provenance

Stable ID
meteor_shower:taurids
Type
Meteor shower
Domain
Scientific connections
Relationships
2
Graph version
1.0.0

Dataset membership

Open data

In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld

Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/meteor_shower:taurids

Scientific quality

Partial
Unreviewed1 sourcev1.0.0

1 of 4 applicable dimensions complete, 2 partial

Description
Complete
Source coverage
Partial
Relationship coverage
Partial
Review coverage
None
Citation coverage
Not applicable
Image coverage
Not applicable
Timeline coverage
Not applicable

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Sources & references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.