GRAVES radio records on 1 January 2027

2027 SKY CONTEXT · UTC

Active meteor showers · 1 January 2027

2 named showers are active on this date. Radiants are positioned from the IMO 2027 calendar.

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QUA · RADIANT

Quadrantids RA 15h 12m · DEC +50.0 deg

A strong northern shower with a narrow core. Radio forward-scatter results show a broader maximum than the often quoted four-hour visual peak.

Active: 28 December 2026 - 12 January 2027
Maximum: 4 January 2027, 03:25 UTC
Visual ZHR: 80+
Speed: 41 km/s
Radiant: RA 15h 12m · DEC +50.0 deg
From SO8OO: Circumpolar; altitude 10-90 deg
Parent body: 2003 EH1

A broad ecliptic radiant region rather than a true shower. It provides calendar context for weak near-ecliptic activity outside the Taurid season.

Active: 1 January-20 September; 10-31 December 2027
Maximum: Broad source; modest seasonal enhancements, not a sharp maximum
Visual ZHR: 2-5
Speed: 30 km/s
Radiant: RA 07h 28m · DEC +21.0 deg
From SO8OO: Rise 15:28, transit 23:15, set 07:03 UTC

Shower calendars and radiant positions provide astronomical context only. They do not identify the cause of an individual radio record. Visual ZHR is not a radio echo rate. Read the identification and limitations note .

Radiant positions are interpolated from the IMO 2027 Meteor Shower Calendar. The broad Antihelion Source, when shown, is a diffuse radiant region and not a true meteor shower.

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