Alpha bootids
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Meteor shower alpha bootids |
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|---|---|
| activity | |
| Beginning | April 14th |
| maximum | April 28 |
| The End | 12th of May |
| Radian position | |
| RA | 14h 32m |
| DE | + 19 ° |
| ZHR | 2 |
| Population index | 3.0 |
| geocentric speed |
20 km / s |
The Alpha Bootids are a meteor shower that can be observed from Central Europe , which is rather inconspicuous with a ZHR of 2 meteors per hour. It is named after the main star Arctur of the spring constellation, the boat , from which the shooting stars come. On April 28, the day of maximum activity, the radiant is just east of Arcturus with a right ascension of 14h 32m and a declination of + 19 °.
During the period of activity from April 14th to May 12th, the 8 ° diameter radiant shifts daily by 0.9 ° to the east and 0.1 ° to the south - to the extent by which the orbit of the earlier comet of origin was curved.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ALPO meteor shower list ( Memento from February 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 1994