The Omicron Centaurids
meteor shower
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extre ...
has a
radiant which is in the constellation
Centaurus
Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the 88 modern constellations by area, largest constellations, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one o ...
which is visible from the southern hemisphere.
[Lunsford, Robert]
International Meteor Organization
, February 18, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2007 It is most easily seen at 2:00 am, local standard time.
[ It is visible from late January through February each year.][ It peaks in mid-February.][
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References
Meteor showers
January events
February events
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