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 South Africa.
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Pretoria
30°
145°
45°
150°
55°
167°
55°
194°
44°
211°
29°
215°
14°
211°
2°
201°
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3°
158°
15°
149°
Johannesburg
30°
145°
45°
149°
56°
167°
55°
194°
45°
211°
30°
215°
15°
211°
3°
201°
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3°
158°
16°
149°
Bloemfontein
31°
144°
47°
147°
58°
164°
59°
193°
48°
212°
33°
216°
18°
212°
6°
202°
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6°
159°
17°
149°
Cape Town
31°
143°
47°
143°
60°
155°
65°
187°
56°
212°
41°
218°
26°
215°
13°
205°
5°
192°
3°
177°
8°
162°
18°
150°
The Sky and Stars in South Africa
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Pretoria, South Africa during its peak day starting at 00:00.
You may adjust the speed of the simulator backward or forward to see the movement of the radiant over the horizon.
