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 American Samoa.
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08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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Pago Pago
18°
148°
33°
153°
43°
168°
44°
189°
35°
205°
21°
212°
6°
210°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4°
151°
Fiti’uta
19°
148°
34°
153°
43°
168°
44°
190°
35°
206°
21°
212°
5°
210°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4°
150°
Ofu
19°
148°
33°
153°
43°
168°
44°
189°
35°
205°
21°
212°
5°
210°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4°
150°
Swains Island
15°
149°
30°
154°
40°
168°
41°
188°
33°
204°
19°
211°
3°
210°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
151°
Tau
19°
148°
34°
153°
43°
168°
44°
190°
35°
206°
21°
212°
5°
210°
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-
-
-
-
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4°
150°
The Sky and Stars in American Samoa
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Pago Pago, American Samoa 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.
