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Elsevier, Icarus, 2(169), p. 385-389

DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2004.01.014

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A new asteroid-associated meteor shower and notes on comet–asteroid connection

Journal article published in 2004 by H. Meng ORCID, J. Zhu, X. Gong, Y. Li, B. Yang, J. Gao, M. Guan, Y. Fan, D. Xia
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Abstract

The calculation of the orbit of the potentially hazardous Asteroid 2001 YB5 suggests a possible meteor shower around January 7.5, 2002 UT. Video observations revealed an unidentified radiant around the predicted maximum time, at RA=121.5°, Dec=+11.5°(for solar longitude 287.30°). Visual observers also reported unusually high rates from that region on the same night, indicating that 2001 YB5 did produce a weak meteor shower. Furthermore, it is noticed that 2001 YB5 is a rare B-type asteroid in same spectral class with Asteroid (3200) Phaethon, the parent body of the only previously known asteroid-associate meteor shower, Geminids.