3200 Phaethon is in the news as the source of the Geminid meteor shower, lighting up winter skies—it's an asteroid that gets closer to the Sun than any other.
The Ursid meteor shower is active from December 17 to 26, peaking on December 22-23 with 5-10 meteors per hour visible mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. It follows the Geminid shower, which peaked December 13-14 with up to 120 meteors per hour. Both events benefit from minimal moonlight, enhancing visibility under dark skies.