In most years their activity is weak, with a zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) of only 1 or 2.

The most recent outburst occurred in 1998, when the ZHR reached 100.

The meteor shower occurs when the Earth crosses the orbit of Comet Pons-Winnecke, a short-period comet which orbits the Sun about every 6.3 years.

They are very slow meteors making atmospheric entry at 14 km/s.

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