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 Australia.
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City
Time
00:00
02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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Canberra
30°
144°
45°
141°
59°
150°
66°
180°
59°
210°
45°
219°
30°
216°
16°
207°
8°
195°
4°
180°
8°
165°
17°
152°
Sidney
30°
144°
45°
142°
59°
153°
65°
184°
57°
211°
42°
218°
27°
215°
14°
206°
6°
193°
3°
178°
7°
163°
17°
151°
New South Wales
29°
144°
44°
143°
58°
153°
64°
183°
56°
209°
42°
218°
27°
215°
14°
206°
5°
194°
2°
179°
6°
164°
16°
152°
Northern Territory
20°
147°
35°
150°
46°
164°
49°
186°
41°
205°
27°
212°
12°
211°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
151°
Queensland
23°
147°
38°
151°
49°
167°
50°
190°
40°
207°
26°
213°
10°
211°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9°
150°
South Australia
24°
146°
39°
143°
54°
149°
63°
174°
58°
204°
45°
216°
30°
216°
16°
209°
6°
197°
1°
183°
3°
167°
12°
154°
Tasmania
34°
142°
49°
137°
64°
142°
73°
177°
65°
216°
51°
223°
36°
219°
23°
209°
14°
196°
11°
181°
14°
165°
22°
152°
Victoria
29°
144°
44°
140°
59°
147°
67°
177°
61°
210°
47°
220°
32°
217°
19°
209°
9°
196°
6°
181°
8°
166°
17°
153°
Western Australia
30°
146°
45°
151°
54°
170°
53°
195°
42°
211°
27°
214°
12°
210°
0°
200°
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-
-
-
3°
157°
15°
149°
The Sky and Stars in Australia
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Canberra, Australia 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.
