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Record 1 2021-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • The Stars (Astronomy)
OBS

The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The meteors are called the Perseids because the point from which they appear to hail (called the radiant) lies in the constellation Perseus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Étoiles (Astronomie)
DEF

Météores qui paraissent provenir de la constellation de Persée, observables en particulier ver le 12 août.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Estrellas (Astronomía)
OBS

Enjambre de estrellas fugaces [...] que tiene su radiante en el norte de la constelación de Perseo.

OBS

perseidas: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el nombre "perseidas" se escribe preferentemente con minúscula, pues no se trata del nombre propio de un objeto astronómico singular.

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