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Analysis of Historical Meteor and Meteor shower Records: Korea, China and Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

Hong-Jin Yang ,
Changbom Park  and
Myeong-Gu Park
Hong-Jin Yang
Affiliation:
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Korea email: hjyang@kasi.re.kr
Changbom Park
Affiliation:
Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Korea
Myeong-Gu Park
Affiliation:
Kyungpook National University, Korea
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Abstract

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We have compiled and analyzed historical meter and meteor shower records in Korean, Chinese, and Japanese chronicles. We have confirmed the peaks of Perseids and an excess due to the mixture of Orionids, north-Taurids, or Leonids through the Monte-Carlo test from the Korean records. The peaks persist for almost one thousand years. We have also analyzed seasonal variation of sporadic meteors from Korean records. Major features in Chinese meteor shower records are quite consistent with those of Korean records, particularly for the last millennium. Japanese records also show Perseids feature and Orionids/north-Taurids/Leonids feature, although they are less prominent compared to those of Korean or Chinese records.

Keywords

meteorsmeteor showershistorical records
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Highlights H16: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2012 , pp. 150 - 151
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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