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The recently discovered near-Earth asteroid 2021 PH27 has the shortestorbital period of all known asteroids. It cannot be excluded that 2021 PH27 isalso an active asteroid, as (3200) Phaethon. We intend to estimate theconsequences of this hypothesis, although testing is difficult withground-based observations during perihelion passages, due to low solarelongation. Assuming a surface activity similar to that of Phaethon, anincrease in brightness of about 1.4 mag can be estimated. Since it is anasteroid with a MOID of $0.014660 \pm 0.000034$ AU with Venus, 2021 PH27 couldbe the equivalent of Phaethon for the Earth and be the progenitor body of avenusian meteor shower. A good opportunity to observe the hypotheticalfireballs in Venus's atmosphere will take place on the days around Jun 07,2023, when Venus will pass at the minimum distance from the nominal orbit of2021 PH27. Another favorable date will be Jul 05, 2026. Finally, on Mar 28,2022 the asteroid will also be at the maximum Sun elongation of about$52.3^{\circ}$ and at the aphelion of its orbit, the most favorableconfiguration to characterize it from the physical point of view withphotometric, polarimetric and spectroscopic observations.

Is 2021 PH27 an active asteroid with a meteor shower detectable on Venus?