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Unfortunately, this astronomical event will not be seen in Italy.

Can α-Centaurids be seen in Italy?


Roma - Lazio, capital of Italy.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

α-Centaurids(ACE) meteor shower will be active from Friday, January 31 2020 until Thursday, February 20 2020. Its peak day is Saturday, February 8 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.

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Position of α-Centaurids

α-Centaurids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=210°, delta=-59°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 6 meteors per hour.

The visibility of a meteor shower depends on several factors: geographic coordinates of observer and elevation, time of the day, city lights pollution, the weather and the terrain. For reference, we have calculated the position (elevation / azimuth) of α-Centaurids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Saturday, February 8 2020, for the following cities in Italy.

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CityTime
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Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Roma - Lazio------------------------
Chieti - Abruzzo------------------------
L'Aquila - Abruzzo------------------------
Pescara - Abruzzo------------------------
Teramo - Abruzzo------------------------
Matera - Basilicata------------------------
Potenza - Basilicata------------------------
Catanzaro - Calabria------------------------
Cosenza - Calabria------------------------
Crotone - Calabria------------------------
Reggio Calabria - Calabria------------------------
Vibo Valentia - Calabria------------------------
Avellino - Campania------------------------
Benevento - Campania------------------------
Caserta - Campania------------------------
Napoli - Campania------------------------
Campania - Salerno------------------------
Emilia Romagna - Bologna------------------------
Ferrara - Emilia Romagna------------------------
Forlì-Cesena - Emilia Romagna------------------------
Modena - Emilia Romagna------------------------
Parma - Emilia Romagna------------------------
Piacenza - Emilia Romagna------------------------
Ravenna - Emilia Romagna------------------------
Reggio Emilia - Emilia Romagna------------------------
Rimini - Emilia Romagna------------------------
Gorizia - Friuli Venezia Giulia------------------------
Pordenone - Friuli Venezia Giulia------------------------
Trieste - Friuli Venezia Giulia------------------------
Udine - Friuli Venezia Giulia------------------------
Frosinone - Lazio------------------------
Latina - Lazio------------------------
Rieti - Lazio------------------------
Viterbo - Lazio------------------------
Genova - Liguria------------------------
Imperia - Liguria------------------------
La Spezia - Liguria------------------------
Savona - Liguria------------------------
Bergamo - Lombardia------------------------
Brescia - Lombardia------------------------
Como - Lombardia------------------------
Cremona - Lombardia------------------------
Lecco - Lombardia------------------------
Lodi - Lombardia------------------------
Mantova - Lombardia------------------------
Milano - Lombardia------------------------
Pavia - Lombardia------------------------
Sondrio - Lombardia------------------------
Varese - Lombardia------------------------
Ancona - Marche------------------------
Ascoli Piceno - Marche------------------------
Macerata - Marche------------------------
Pesaro - Urbino - Marche------------------------
Campobasso - Molise------------------------
Isernia - Molise------------------------
Alessandria - Piemonte------------------------
Asti - Piemonte------------------------
Biella - Piemonte------------------------
Cuneo - Piemonte------------------------
Novara - Piemonte------------------------
Torino - Piemonte------------------------
Verbania - Piemonte------------------------
Vercelli - Piemonte------------------------
Bari - Puglia------------------------
Brindisi - Puglia------------------------
Foggia - Puglia------------------------
Lecce - Puglia------------------------
Taranto - Puglia------------------------
Cagliari - Sardegna------------------------
Nuoro - Sardegna------------------------
Oristano - Sardegna------------------------
Sassari - Sardegna------------------------
Agrigento - Sicilia------------------------
Caltanissetta - Sicilia------------------------
Catania - Sicilia------------------------
Enna - Sicilia------------------------
Messina - Sicilia------------------------
Palermo - Sicilia------------------------
Ragusa - Sicilia------------------------
Siracusa - Sicilia------------------------
Trapani - Sicilia------------------------
Arezzo - Toscana------------------------
Firenze - Toscana------------------------
Grosseto - Toscana------------------------
Livorno - Toscana------------------------
Lucca - Toscana------------------------
Massa Carrara - Toscana------------------------
Pisa - Toscana------------------------
Pistoia - Toscana------------------------
Prato - Toscana------------------------
Siena - Toscana------------------------
Bolzano - Trentino Alto Adige------------------------
Trento - Trentino Alto Adige------------------------
Perugia - Umbria------------------------
Terni - Umbria------------------------
Aosta - Valle d'Aosta------------------------
Belluno - Veneto------------------------
Padova - Veneto------------------------
Rovigo - Veneto------------------------
Treviso - Veneto------------------------
Venezia - Veneto------------------------
Verona - Veneto------------------------
Vicenza - Veneto------------------------
Content last updated on 2016-01-06