meteor shower
notableDaytime Arietids
Active 14 May 2027 – 24 Jun 2027
The IMO working-list nominal ZHR is 30 per hour under ideal conditions; real observed counts are usually lower. This radiant is close to the Sun and is primarily a daytime radio/radar source; direct visual observing is generally impractical.
Meteor shower radiant
Meteors can appear across the sky; this marks the radiant they appear to originate from. It does not mean meteors only occur at that point.
IMO 171 ARI · RA 43°, Dec 24° · ZHR 30
Activity: 14 May 2027 – 24 Jun 2027
Where to look
Radiant direction is shown for catalogue completeness; the Sun is nearby in the sky, so this is not a practical dark-sky meteor watch.
Technical source record
IMO INFO(3-26), Table 5: Working List of Visual Meteor Showers · 171 ARI · retrieved 2026-09-30
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