The Arietids are a strong meteor shower that lasts from May 22 to July 2 each year, and peaks on June 7. The Arietids, along with the Zeta Perseids, are the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year. The source of the shower is unknown, but scientists suspect that they come from the asteroid 1566 Icarus, although the orbit also corresponds similarly to 96P/Machholz.
First discovered at Jodrell Bank Observatory in England during the summer of 1947, the showers are caused when the Earth passes through a dense portion of two interplanetary meteoroid streams, producing an average of 60 shooting stars each hour, that originate in the sky from the constellation Aries and the constellation Perseus. However, because both constellations are so close to the Sun when these showers reach their peak, the showers are difficult to view with the naked eye. Some of the early meteors are visible in the very early hours of the morning, usually an hour before dawn. The meteors strike Earth's atmosphere at speeds around 39 km/s.
+Radiant migration 2019 Date Radiant Degrees westof the SunMay 18 01:48 (027) +21Meteor Activity Outlook for May 18-24, 2019 26 (HD 10883)May 25 02:14 (034) +22western AriesMeteor Activity Outlook for May 25-31, 2019 26 (HD 13572)June 1 02:36 (039) +23central AriesMeteor Activity Outlook for June 1-7, 2019 27 (HD 16198)June 8 03:02 (046) +25eastern AriesMeteor Activity Outlook for June 8-14, 2019 28 (HD 18737)June 15 03:24 (051) +26Meteor Activity Outlook for June 15-21, 2019 30 (60 Arietis)June 22 03:51 (058) +27western TaurusMeteor Activity Outlook for June 22-28, 2019 30 (HD 283022)
By June 22 the radiant has migrated to the constellation Taurus (3h 51m +27) which is the same constellation that the Beta Taurids peak on June 28.
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External links Arietids vs Perseids (2022) (radio)