While most meteor showers come from comet debris, the Geminids come from a large near-Earth asteroid-like object called 3200 Phaethon that astronomers estimate is about 3.6 miles wide. When to see ...

However, 3200 Phaethon is an odd object that astronomers are still trying to define. It's possibly a "dead comet," or a new type of object known as a "rock comet." Scientists hope to solve the ...

The Geminids originate from the rock comet 3200 Phaethon. They’re slower than other meteors, which makes them more visible, and they usually peak between Dec 4 and 16. Cancel anytime.

The shower occurs when the debris tail of an extinct comet called '3200 Phaethon' passes through the Earth's sphere. "Geminids are pieces of debris from an object called 3200 Phaethon. It was long ...