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Quadrantids

چارکانیان

Cârakâniyân

Fr.: Quadrantides

An annual → meteor shower reaching a peak about 3 January and having its → radiant in the constellation → Boötes.

See also: From L. Quadrant-, from Quadrans Muralis , → mural quadrant.