Meteor showers: IAU 3-letter codes

Below are the recognised meteor showers ordered by IAU 3-letter shower code. They are the 366 showers listed by the IAU Meteor Data Center on 2010 December 21st. Each shower has a unique identifier (number and 3-letter code).

Links:
Current list of meteor showers from IAU MDC
Reference on IAU meteor shower nomenclature: Jenniskens (2006)

Identifier	Name
0110 AAN	alpha Antliids
0138 ABO	alpha Bootids
0394 ACA	alpha Canis Majorids
0266 ACC	alpha Cancrids
0102 ACE	alpha Centaurids
0162 ACI	alpha Circinids
0231 ACM	Daytime alpha Canis Majorids
0109 ACN	alpha Carinids
0272 ACO	April alpha Comae Berenicids
0314 ACR	alpha Crucids
0379 ACT	August Cetids
0199 ADC	August delta Capricornids
0280 ADL	delta Librids
0276 ADR	alpha Draconids
0331 AHY	alpha Hydrids
0328 ALA	alpha Lacertids
0376 ALN	August Lyncids
0252 ALY	alpha Lyncids
0246 AMO	alpha Monocerotids
0018 AND	Andromedids
0211 AOR	September alpha Orionids
0371 APG	alpha Pegasids
0106 API	alpha Pictorids
0144 APS	Daytime April Piscids
0122 APX	alpha Pyxidids
0310 APY	January alpha Pixidids
0348 ARC	April rho Cygnids
0171 ARI	Daytime Arietids
0055 ASC	alpha Scorpiids
0414 ATR	alpha Triangulids
0197 AUD	August Draconids
0385 AUM	alpha Ursae Majorids
0415 AUP	August Piscids
0206 AUR	Aurigids
0021 AVB	alpha Virginids
0210 BAU	beta Aurigids
0177 BCA	beta Cassiopeiids
0268 BCD	beta Cancrids
0365 BCM	beta Camelopardalids
0232 BCN	Daytime beta Cancrids
0214 BCP	beta Capricornids
0046 BCR	beta Craterids
0327 BEQ	beta Equuleids
0316 BHD	beta Hydrids
0418 BHE	beta Herculids
0198 BHY	beta Hydrusids
0195 BIN	beta Indids
0400 BMO	beta Monocerotids
0190 BPE	beta Perseids
0347 BPG	beta Pegasids
0342 BPI	August Beta Piscids
0213 BRC	beta Gruids
0401 BSX	beta Sextantids
0173 BTA	Daytime beta Taurids
0108 BTU	beta Tucanids
0382 BUM	beta Ursae Majorids
0411 CAN	c Andromedids
0001 CAP	alpha Capricornids
0146 CAU	beta Coronae Australids
0420 CCA	chi Capricornids
0158 CET	pi Cetids
0275 CLI	chi Librids
0253 CMI	December Canis Minorids
0306 COL	Columbids
0020 COM	December Comae Berenicids
0063 COR	Corvids
0388 CTA	chi Taurids
0038 CUR	xi Ursae Majorids
0304 CVE	c Velids
0403 CVN	Canum Venaticids
0419 DAC	Daytime April Cetids
0334 DAD	December Alpha Draconids
0131 DAL	delta Aquilids
0258 DAR	December alpha Aurigids
0224 DAU	October delta Aurigids
0185 DBA	Daytime beta Andromedids
0107 DCH	delta Chamaeleontids
0398 DCM	December Canis Majorids
0141 DCP	Daytime chi Piscids
0117 DCQ	Daytime c Aquariids
0426 DCR	Daytime Craterids
0282 DCY	delta Cygnids
0261 DDC	Daytime delta Scorpiids
0222 DDl	Daytime delta Leonids
0354 DDT	Daytime delta Triangulids
0154 DEA	Daytime epsilon Arietids
0116 DEQ	Daytime epsilon Aquariids
0240 DFV	Daytime psi Virginids
0399 DHY	December Hydrids
0047 DLI	mu Virginids
0032 DLM	December Leonis Minorids
0325 DLT	Daytime lambda Taurids
0189 DMC	Daytime mu Cancrids
0130 DME	delta Mensids
0377 DMO	Daytime Monocerotids
0289 DNA	Northern December delta Arietids
0238 DOR	alpha Doradids
0120 DPA	delta Pavonids
0410 DPI	delta Piscids
0381 DPL	Daytime pi Leonids
0009 DRA	October Draconids
0288 DSA	Southern December delta Arietids
0115 DSC	Daytime Sagittariids-Capricornids
0034 DSE	delta Serpentids
0221 DSX	Daytime Sextantids
0396 DTA	December theta Aurigids
0351 DTR	Daytime Triangulids
0311 DVE	delta Velids
0114 DXC	Daytime chi Capricornids
0204 DXL	Daytime chi Leonids
0151 EAU	epsilon Aquilids
0312 ECA	epsilon Carinids
0098 ECO	epsilon Columbids
0313 ECR	eta Carinids
0209 EER	epsilon Eridanids
0023 EGE	epsilon Geminids
0145 ELY	eta Lyrids
0234 EPC	October epsilon Piscids
0326 EPG	epsilon Pegasids
0324 EPR	epsilon Perseids
0191 ERI	eta Eridanids
0200 ESE	eta Serpentids
0031 ETA	eta Aquariids
0417 ETT	eta Taurids
0186 EUM	epsilon Ursae Majorids
0011 EVI	eta Virginids
0270 FAO	Febuary alpha Orionids
0406 FCB	February Comae Berenicids
0111 FCM	February Canis Majorids
0345 FHE	f Herculids
0412 FOP	f Ophiuchids
0286 FTA	omega Taurids
0104 GBO	gamma Bootids
0277 GCA	gamma Camelopardalids
0395 GCM	gamma Canis Majorids
0065 GDE	gamma Delphinids
0201 GDO	gamma Doradids
0184 GDR	July Gamma Draconids
0004 GEM	Geminids
0378 GER	gamma Eridanids
0203 GLE	Daytime gamma Leonids
0139 GLI	gamma Librids
0118 GNO	gamma Normids
0236 GPS	gamma Piscids
0239 GPU	October gamma Puppids
0218 GSA	September gamma Sagittariids
0285 GTA	gamma Taurids
0260 GTI	gamma Triangulids
0404 GUM	gamma Ursae Minorids
0309 GVE	gamma Velids
0223 GVI	Daytime gamma Virginids
0343 HVI	h Virginids
0016 HYD	sigma Hydrids
0248 IAR	November iota Aurigids
0157 ICA	iota Cassiopeiids
0230 ICS	October iota Cassiopeiids
0374 ISC	iota Sculptorids
0251 IVI	Daytime iota Virginids
0368 JAD	July Andromedids
0170 JBO	June Bootids
0366 JBP	July beta Pegasids
0178 JCE	July Centaurids
0090 JCO	January Comae Berenicids
0265 JGD	January gamma Delphinids
0402 JHY	January Hydrids
0319 JLE	January Leonids
0166 JLY	June Lyrids
0362 JMC	June mu Cassiopeiids
0267 JNO	January nu Orionids
0175 JPE	July Pegasids
0099 JSC	Daytime Scutids
0369 JTR	July Taurids
0091 JZA	January zeta Aurigids
0076 KAQ	kappa Aquariids
0012 KCG	kappa Cygnids
0364 KCT	kappa Cetids
0336 KDR	December Kappa Draconids
0380 KDR	kappa Draconids
0408 KHY	kappa Hydrids
0212 KLE	Daytime kappa Leonids
0262 KLI	Daytime kappa Librids
0181 KPA	kappa Pavonids
0027 KSE	kappa Serpentids
0322 LBO	lambda Bootids
0119 LCE	lambda Centaurids
0235 LCY	lambda Cygnids
0383 LDR	lambda Draconids
0013 LEO	Leonids
0349 LLY	lambda Lyrids
0022 LMI	Leonis Minorids
0143 LPE	Daytime lambda Pegasids
0049 LVI	lambda Virginids
0303 LVL	lambda Velids
0006 LYR	April Lyrids
0350 MAL	May Lacertids
0127 MCA	March Cassiopeiids
0142 MDR	mu Draconids
0405 MHY	mu Hydrids
0370 MIC	Microscopiids
0128 MKA	Daytime kappa Aquariids
0148 MLV	May lambda Virginids
0271 MLY	March Lyncids
0421 MMI	May Microscopiids
0019 MON	December Monocerotids
0180 MSE	mu Serpentids
0278 MSR	July mu Serpendids
0413 MU	mu Lyrids
0318 MVE	mu Velids
0356 MVL	May Vulpeculids
0359 MZC	May zeta Cygnids
0039 NAL	Northern alpha Leonids
0263 NAN	nu Andromedids
0249 NAR	November nu Arietids
0229 NAU	nu Aurigids
0096 NCC	Northern delta Cancrids
0409 NCY	nu Cygnids
0026 NDA	Northern delta Aquariids
0391 NDD	November delta Draconids
0112 NDL	Northern delta Leonids
0220 NDR	nu Draconids
0287 NER	November epsilon Eridanids
0397 NGM	nu Geminids
0134 NGV	Northern gamma Virginids
0245 NHD	November Hydrids
0121 NHY	nu Hydrids
0033 NIA	Northern iota Aquariids
0392 NID	November i Draconids
0422 NLL	Northern Librids-Luppids
0155 NMA	Northern Daytime May Arietids
0025 NOA	Northern October delta Arietids
0152 NOC	Northern Daytime omega Cetids
0250 NOO	November Orionids
0149 NOP	Northern May Ophiuchids
0196 NPH	nu Phoenicids
0215 NPI	Northern delta Piscids
0067 NSA	Northern mu Sagittariids
0066 NSC	Northern omega Scorpiids
0167 NSS	Nothern sigma Sagittariids
0017 NTA	Northern Taurids
0337 NUE	Nu Eridanids
0274 NUM	nu Ursae Majorids
0123 NVI	Northern March Virginids
0164 NZC	Northern June Aquilids
0386 OBC	October beta Camelopardalids
0315 OCA	omega Centaurids
0233 OCC	October Capricornids
0153 OCE	Southern Daytime omega Cetids
0083 OCG	October Cygnids
0269 OCS	omega Cassiopeiids
0281 OCT	October Camelopardalids
0333 OCU	October Ursae Majorids
0182 OCY	omicron Cygnids
0088 ODR	omicron Draconids
0407 OEE	October eta Eridanids
0338 OER	Omicron Eridanids
0086 OGC	October gamma C etids
0387 OKD	October kappa Draconids
0384 OLP	October Leporids
0228 OLY	October Lyncids
0284 OMA	Omicron Ursae Majorids
0375 OME	August omicron Eridanids
0389 OME	omega Eridanids
0227 OMO	October Monocerotids
0217 OPC	omega Piscids
0367 OPG	omicron Pegasids
0283 OPL	pi Leonids
0008 ORI	Orionids
0256 ORN	Northern chi Orionids
0257 ORS	Southern chi Orionids
0320 OSE	omega Serpentids
0241 OUI	October Ursae Minorids
0052 OUM	omega Ursae Majorids
0147 PAQ	phi Aquariids
0244 PAR	psi Aurigids
0183 PAU	Piscis Austrinids
0273 PBO	phi Bootids
0187 PCA	psi Cassiopeiids
0045 PDF	phi Draconids
0024 PEG	mu Pegasids
0007 PER	Perseids
0176 PHE	July Phoenicids
0254 PHO	Phoenicids
0357 PHP	phi Pegasids
0101 PIH	pi Hydrids
0308 PIP	January pi Puppids
0372 PPS	phi Piscids
0137 PPU	pi Puppids
0360 PSP	psi Pegasids
0339 PSU	Psi Ursae Majorids
0133 PUM	April psi Ursae Majorids
0301 PUP	gamma Puppids
0302 PVE	b Puppids
0089 PVI	January pi Virginids
0129 QPE	Daytime q Pegasids
0010 QUA	Quadrantids
0393 RBO	rho Bootids
0094 RGE	rho Geminids
0125 SAL	Southern alpha Leonids
0219 SAR	September mu Arietids
0179 SCA	sigma Capricornids
0097 SCC	Southern delta Cancrids
0207 SCS	September beta Cassiopeiids
0353 SCT	sigma Cetids
0169 SCU	Scutids
0005 SDA	Southern delta Aquariids
0113 SDL	Southern delta Leonids
0126 SGE	March delta-Geminids
0135 SGV	Southern gamma Virginids
0003 SIA	Southern iota Aquariids
0416 SIC	September iota Cassiopeiids
0136 SLE	sigma Leonids
0423 SLL	Southern Librids-Luppids
0081 SLY	September Lyncids
0156 SMA	Southern Daytime May Arietids
0028 SOA	Southern October delta Arietids
0150 SOP	Southern May Ophiuchids
0225 SOR	sigma Orionids
0208 SPE	September epsilon Perseids
0216 SPI	Southern delta Piscids
0305 SPU	sigma Puppids
0237 SSA	sigma Arietids
0161 SSC	Southern omega Scorpiids
0330 SSE	sigma Serpentids
0069 SSG	Southern mu Sagittariids
0168 SSS	Southern sigma Sagittariids
0002 STA	Southern Taurids
0124 SVI	Southern March Virginids
0165 SZC	Southern June Aquilids
0061 TAH	tau Herculids
0159 TAQ	tau Aquariids
0174 TAS	Daytime theta Aurigids
0321 TCB	theta Coronae Borealids
0317 TCN	theta Centaurids
0390 THA	November theta Aurigids
0358 TOP	tau Ophiuchids
0373 TPR	theta Perseids
0307 TPU	tau Puppids
0340 TPY	Theta Pyxidids
0192 TRI	August Triangulids
0361 TSR	theta Serpentids
0194 UCE	upsilon Cetids
0092 UER	upsilon Eridanids
0015 URS	Ursids
0205 XAU	xi Aurigids
0323 XCB	xi Coronae Borealids
0264 XCE	xi Cetids
0242 XDR	xi Draconids
0346 XHE	x Herculids
0355 XIC	Daytime xi Cetids
0140 XLI	April chi Librids
0188 XRI	Daytime xi Orionids
0100 XSA	Daytime xi Sagittariids
0341 XUM	January Xi Ursae Majorids
0335 XVI	December Chi Virginids
0193 ZAR	zeta Arietids
0202 ZCA	Daytime zeta Cancrids
0243 ZCN	zeta Cancrids
0040 ZCY	zeta Cygnids
0073 ZDR	zeta Draconids
0279 ZED	July zeta Draconids
0363 ZER	zeta Eridanids
0352 ZOP	zeta Ophiuchids
0172 ZPE	Daytime zeta Perseids
0300 ZPU	zeta Puppids
0043 ZSE	zeta Serpentids
0226 ZTA	zeta Taurids

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