Meteor shower
Ursids
Not visible from New Zealand
A minor shower close to the December solstice, confined to the far northern sky.
Peakaround 22 Dec17–26 December
Best rate10/hrideal conditions only
RadiantUrsa Minordeclination +75.3°
Sourcecomet 8P/Tuttleparent body
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Shower parameters: IMO working list of visual meteor showers · Reviewed Oct 2026 · Method
From New Zealand
The radiant is at +75°, inside the northern circumpolar sky. It never rises from New Zealand. Listed here only so that a search for it gets a straight answer rather than a northern table.
You cannot see this one from New Zealand
The radiant never rises here. If a guide has told you otherwise, it was written for the northern hemisphere. See what is actually visible instead.