Alpha Centaurids | |
Date: | 1969 |
Parent: | Unknown |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Month: | January 28 to February 21 |
Peak: | February 8 |
Velocity: | 58 km/s |
Zhr: | 6 |
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.
They have been observed since 1969, with a single possible recorded observation in 1938.