Leonids
meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel–Tuttle
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Leonids
Summary
Leonids is a meteor shower[1]. Leonids ranks in the top 5% of meteor_shower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,683 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Leonids's instance of is recorded as meteor shower[3].
- Leonids's constellation is recorded as Leo[4].
- Leonids's Commons category is recorded as Leonids[5].
- Leonids's parent astronomical body is recorded as 55P/Tempel–Tuttle[6].
- Leonids's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as November 18[7].
- Leonids's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8].
- Leonids's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
- Leonids's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+72'}[10].
- Leonids's has part is recorded as Population index[11].
- Leonids's has part is recorded as zenithal hourly rate[12].
Body
Definition and Type
Leonids's instance of is recorded as meteor shower[3].
Why It Matters
Leonids ranks in the top 5% of meteor_shower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,683 views/month).[2] Leonids has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Leonids is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]