Eta Aquariids

Summary

Eta Aquariids is a meteor shower^[1]. It draws 280 Wikipedia views per month (meteor_shower category, ranking #4 of 37).^[2]

Key Facts

• Eta Aquariids's image is recorded as Eta Aquariids mosaic.png^[3].
• Eta Aquariids's instance of is recorded as meteor shower^[4].
• Eta Aquariids's constellation is recorded as Aquarius^[5].
• Eta Aquariids's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Eta Aquariid symbol.png^[6].
• Eta Aquariids's Commons category is recorded as Eta Aquariids^[7].
• Eta Aquariids's parent astronomical body is recorded as Halley's Comet^[8].
• Eta Aquariids's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1870-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Eta Aquariids's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05_gbv^[10].
• Eta Aquariids's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as May 6^[11].
• Eta Aquariids's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• Eta Aquariids's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Eta-Aquarid-meteor-shower^[13].
• Eta Aquariids's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+66'}^[14].
• Eta Aquariids's has part is recorded as zenithal hourly rate^[15].
• Eta Aquariids's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Aquaridene^[16].
• Eta Aquariids's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.3333'}^[17].
• Eta Aquariids's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-1'}^[18].

Why It Matters

Eta Aquariids draws 280 Wikipedia views per month (meteor_shower category, ranking #4 of 37).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]