The Sextanid Meteor Stream

Abstract

The Sextanid meteor shower was first reported by Weiss (1960), who matched theoretical envelopes to the echo range-time plot from a directive radar rate equipment to find the radiant$$ = 155±8°, S$$ = 0±1O°. The peak activity persisted from September 29 to October 3, but was noticeable only in 1957. No trace of activity due to this shower could be found in previous surveys.