June Bootids

The June Boötids (shower #170 JBO) are a meteor shower occurring every year between 22 June and 2 July that peaks around June 27. In most years their activity is weak, with a zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) of only 1 or 2. However, occasional outbursts have been seen, with the outburst of 1916 drawing attention to the previously unrecorded meteor shower. The most recent outburst occurred in 1998, when the ZHR reached 100.

June Bootids
Celestial map of Boötes
Parent body	7P/Pons-Winnecke[1]
Radiant
Constellation	Boötes
Right ascension	14h 55m 60s
Declination	+48° 00′ 00″
Properties
Occurs during	June 22 to July 2
Date of peak	June 27
Velocity	18 km/s
Zenithal hourly rate	Variable
Notable features	Vg (geocentric velocity) = 14.1±0.4 km/s[2][1]
See also: List of meteor showers

The meteor shower occurs when the Earth crosses the orbit of Comet Pons-Winnecke, a short-period comet which orbits the Sun about every 6.3 years. They are very slow meteors making atmospheric entry at 14 km/s.^[3][2]