0482645 - ASÚ 2018 RIV FR eng J - Journal Article
Spurný, Pavel - Borovička, Jiří - Mucke, H. - Svoreň, J.
Discovery of a new branch of the Taurid meteoroid stream as a real source of potentially hazardous bodies.
Astronomy & Astrophysics. Roč. 605, September (2017), A68/1-A68/25. ISSN 0004-6361. E-ISSN 1432-0746
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA16-00761S
Institutional support: RVO:67985815
Keywords : meteorites * meteors * meteoroids
OECD category: Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)
Impact factor: 5.565, year: 2017
Method of publishing: Open access

Here we present precise data on 144 Taurid fireballs observed by new digital cameras of the European Fireball Network in the enhanced activity year 2015. Orbits of 113 fireballs show common characteristics and form together a well defined orbital structure, which we call new branch and which was evidently responsible for the enhanced activity. This new branch is part of Southern Taurids and was encountered by the Earth between October 25 and November 17. We found that this branch is characterized by longitudes of perihelia lying between 155.9-160 degrees and latitudes of perihelia between 4.2-5.7 degrees.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0278062