Modeling the 2022 τ-Herculid Outburst

The τ -Herculids (IAU shower number 61 TAH) is a minor meteor shower associated with comet 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 3, a Jupiter-family comet that disintegrated into several fragments in 1995. As a consequence of the nucleus breakup, possible increased meteor rates were predicted for 2022. On May 30...

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Main Authors: Auriane Egal, Paul A. Wiegert, Peter G. Brown, Denis Vida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acb93a