Geminids

Geminids

The Geminids are a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon. Recent showers have seen 120–160 meteors per hour. The meteors travel at medium speed in relation to other showers, at about 22 miles per second.

About Geminids in brief

Summary GeminidsThe Geminids are a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon. The shower is thought to be intensifying every year and recent showers have seen 120–160 meteors per hour.

The meteors travel at medium speed in relation to other showers, at about 22 miles per second, making them fairly easy to spot.