What object (assuming comet) is the source of the Geminid meteor shower?

The object of origin for the Geminid meteors is from an object known as 3200 Phaethon. What 3200 Phaethon actual is remains to be debated. It appears to be an asteroid, yet asteroids are not typical sources of meteors, unless, perhaps, it was the result of a collision between it and another asteroid. It is more likely that it is the core of a long dead comet with a debris field of rocks and dust following and scattering itself in its orbit. This object does get quite close to the sun, nearly twice as close to the sun as the planet Mercury, which could have easily evaporated away any icy remains of a former comet This particular shower seems to have first been noted during the American Civil War.What object (assuming comet) is the source of the Geminid meteor shower?
Most meteor showers take place when our planet Earth crosses the orbital path of a comet. The comet debris plunges into Earth鈥檚 upper atmosphere and the vaporizing particles fill the night with meteors. But the Geminid meteor shower appears to be an oddity. The shower鈥檚 parent body looks more like an asteroid rather than a comet.





This meteor shower gets its name from the constellation Gemini the Twins. If you trace the paths of all the Geminid meteors backward, they appear to radiate from the same point in front of Gemini. This point is called the meteor shower radiant.





What object (assuming comet) is the source of the Geminid meteor shower?
The Geminids are the debris trail from 3200 Phaethon, which is likely an extinct comet (it doesn't have a cometary name).
Hi. It appears to be an asteroid. http://meteorshowersonline.com/geminids.鈥?/a> and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3200_Phaeth鈥?/a>
Tiny little troll-like beings out behind Jupiter playing volleyball with large comets
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