Alpha aurigids
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Meteor shower alpha aurigids |
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| Radial position of the alpha aurigids | |
| activity | |
| Beginning | August 28th |
| maximum | August 31 |
| The End | 5th September |
| Radian position | |
| RA | 6h 4m |
| DE | + 39 ° |
| ZHR | 6th |
| Population index | 2.5 |
| geocentric speed |
66 km / s |
The Alpha Aurigids are a meteor shower that can be observed from Central Europe from August 28th to September 5th . Comet C / 1911 N1 (Kiess) , which has an orbital period of approximately 2500 years, is used as the parent body .
The Radiant is during the activity period in the constellation Fuhrmann , with the Radiant always south of the star Capella is.
The ZHR of the Alpha Aurigids is usually 6 meteors per hour, but rates between 30 and 40 meteors per hour were recorded in 1935, 1986 and 1994. In 2007 there was a close passage between the earth and the orbit of the comet Kiess, whereby a ZHR of around 120 meteors per hour could be observed.
| Radial positions of the alpha aurigids | |||
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| Day | 25.8. | 1.9. | 10.9. |
| RA | 5h 40m | 6h 12m | 6h 48m |
| DE | + 40 ° | + 39 ° | + 38 ° |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2020 , accessed April 16, 2020