December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2021
Visible In India? :
The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower will be active from 5 December to 4 February, producing its peak rate of meteors around 19 December.
Over this period, there will be a chance of seeing December Leonis Minorid meteors whenever the shower’s radiant point – in the constellation Leo Minor – is above the horizon, with the number of visible meteors increasing the higher the radiant point is in the sky.
At its peak, the shower is expected to produce a nominal rate of around 5 meteors per hour (ZHR).
The shower is expected to reach peak activity at around 05:00 IST on 20 December 2021.