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Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower

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Key Information About the Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower
Sky Charts and Coordinates of the Alpha Capricornids Radiant
Rise & Set Times of the Alpha Capricornids Radiant
Interactive Sky Map (Online Planetarium)

Key Information About the Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower

Start of Activity 3 Jul

End of Activity 15 Aug

Peak of Activity 30 Jul

Meteors Speed 23 km/s

Zenithal Hourly Rate 5

Qualitative Rating bright

Sky Charts and Coordinates of the Alpha Capricornids Radiant

This is a simplified sky chart, showing the position of the radiant of the Alpha Capricornids Meteor shower.

Alpha Capricornids in on January,28 2020

Right Ascension 20h 30m 00s

Declination -10° 00’ 00”

Rise and Set Times of the Alpha Capricornids Radiant

Today's Alpha Capricornids rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the local timezone Europe/London.

Azimuth: 100.0° RISE 6:53

Max altitude: 28.5° TRANSIT 12:01

Azimuth: 260.0° SET 17:09