Draconids

A meteor shower, associated with Comet Giacobini-Zinner, seen occasionally around 9 or 10 October. The radiant is near the "head" of Draco at RA 17h 23m, Dec. +57°. The number of meteors seen per year is very variable. Spectacular displays were witnessed in 1933, when the rate briefly reached 350 per minute, and again in 1946. Moderate showers occurred in 1952 and 1985. The shower is also known as the Giacobinids.