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Record 1 2022-01-10

English

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

A shower of meteors with a radiant point in the constellation Draco, seen [around October 10] in some years.

French

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

L'essaim d'étoiles filantes des Draconides est actif [autour du] 10 octobre. Il tire son nom de la constellation d'où il provient, à savoir la constellation du Dragon […]

Spanish

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

Enjambre de meteoritos que, al ser atravesado por la Tierra, durante ciertos años, [alrededor del] 10 de octubre, da una lluvia de estrellas fugaces que parecen venir de la constelación del Dragón.

OBS

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

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