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- The Geminids meteor is going to peak on the night of December 14 and December 15.
About Geminids meteor shower,
- The meteor shower is coined ‘Geminid’ because according to NASA, the meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Gemini.
- The Geminids first began appearing in the mid-1800s.
- The Geminids meteor shower peaks during mid-December each year,
- Features: They are considered to be one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers.
- They are bright and fast meteors and tend to be yellow in color.
- They are unique because, unlike most meteor showers, they originate not from a comet, but from an asteroid, the 3200 Phaethon.
- The 3200 Phaethon was discovered on October 11, 1983.
- It is named after the Greek mythology character Phaethon, son of the Sun God Helios. It takes 1.4 years to complete one round of the Sun.
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