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Double station and spectroscopic observations of the Quadrantid meteor shower and the implications for its parent body
Article first published online: 12 JAN 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09913.x
Issue
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume 366, Issue 4, pages 1367–1372, March 2006
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How to Cite
Koten, P., Borovička, J., Spurný, P., Evans, S., Štork, R. and Elliott, A. (2006), Double station and spectroscopic observations of the Quadrantid meteor shower and the implications for its parent body. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 366: 1367–1372. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09913.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 31 JAN 2006
- Article first published online: 12 JAN 2006
- Accepted 2005 November 23. Received 2005 November 21; in original form 2005 October 30
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Keywords:
- comets: individual: 2003 EH1;
- meteors, meteoroids
ABSTRACT
Object 2003 EH1 was recently identified as the parent body of the Quadrantid meteor shower. The origin of this body is still uncertain. We use data on 51 Quadrantid meteors obtained from double-station video observations as an insight on the parent body properties. A data analysis shows that the Quadrantids are similar to other meteor showers of cometary origin in some aspects, but in others to Geminid meteors. Quadrantid meteoroids have partially lost volatile component, but are not depleted to the same extent as Geminid meteoroids. In consideration of the orbital history of 2003 EH1, these results lead us to the conclusion that the parent body is a dormant comet.