Abstract: The AUD (#197) entry in the IAUMDC working list of meteor showers is confusing. The first reference orbit listed for AUD, AUD0, is a Harvard radar observation but very weak, slightly above the detection level. The...
Read MoreAbstract: Virginids were classified as an ecliptic shower or one of the ANT sources. Recent developments of video meteor observations made it possible to distinguish minor showers from the background sporadics. We investigated...
Read MoreAbstract: The IAU MDC Meteor Shower Database (SD) contains many duplicate entries. The DSV complex is one of these examples and contains DSV#428, EPV#513 and JPV#500. The COM complex and the STA complex are well known and...
Read MoreAbstract: This study lists the erroneous combinations in the IAUMDC Meteor Shower Database (SD) based on the version of 2018 January 13 20h35m17s. The many erroneous shower maxima may confuse observers and result in more...
Read MoreThe meteor shower list of EDMOND, the J8-list, is based on the IAUMDC shower list and in most cases, it is the first line for each shower listed in the IAUMDC list. It is not good to assume that these first lines are the most...
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