Daytime Sextantids
IAU 221 DSX
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Meteor shower
- Peak (2026)
- Oct 1
- Active period (2026)
- Sep 20–Oct 06
- Radiant RA
- 156°
- Radiant Dec
- -2°
- Entry speed
- 32 km/s
- Peak solar longitude
- 188°
- IAU number
- 221
- IAU code
- DSX
Source:International Meteor Organization · checked 2026-11-02 ↗IAU Meteor Data Center · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- In 2026 it peaks around Oct 1 (IMO calendar).
- Its meteors arrive at 32 km/s — fast enough to cover the 400 km Seoul–Busan distance in about 13 seconds.
Worked out from this object's official values.