Alpha Centaurids
Meteor shower
Alpha Centaurids | |
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![]() Celestial map of Centaurus | |
Discovery date | 1969 |
Parent body | Unknown |
Radiant | |
Constellation | Centaurus |
Right ascension | 14h 00m 00s |
Declination | −10° 00′ 00″ |
Properties | |
Occurs during | January 28 to February 21[1] |
Date of peak | February 8 |
Velocity | 58 km/s km/s |
Zenithal hourly rate | 6[1] |
See also: List of meteor showers |
The Alpha Centaurids are a meteor shower in the constellation Centaurus, peaking in early February each year. The average magnitude is around 2.5, with a peak of about three meteors an hour.[2]
They have been observed since 1969, with a single possible recorded observation in 1938.[3]
References
- ^ a b Kronk, Gary W. (October 10, 2013). Meteor Showers, An Annotated Catalog. Springer New York. p. 50. ISBN 9781461478973.
- ^ Lunsford, Robert (2009). Meteors and how to Observe Them. Springer. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-387-09460-1.
- ^ Kronk, Gary W. "The Alpha and Beta Centaurids". Meteor Showers Online. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30.
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- January 4
- February 8
- February 10
- March 14
- April 17
- April 22–23
- April 26
- May 6
- June 7
- June 27
- July 13
- July 28–29
- July 30
- July 31 – August 1
- August 13
- September 1
- October 8
- October 10
- October 21
- October 22
- November 9
- November 12
- November 18
- November 21–22
- December 5–6
- December 13–14
- December 15
- December 22
- See also
- List of meteor showers
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