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Giacobinids

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Giacobinids [jə′kä·bə‚nidz]
(astronomy)
A meteor shower that reaches maximum about October 10, associated with Comet P/Giacobini-Zinner.


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Tonight's meteors are called the Giacobinids - after the comet from which they were spawned - or Draconids, because they appear to come from the direction of the constellation Draco.
 
 
 
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