(meteorobs) alpha-Capricornids ourburst on April 7th ?

[Roberto Gorelli]

On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 20:28:51 +0200
  Karl Antier <karl.antier at laposte.net> wrote:
> Hi meteor observers!
> 
> I have a small question, as there a news which was published 
>yesterday on a French astronomy magazine (Ciel & Espace) dealing 
>about meteors, which seems very strange to me...
> And I was wondering if someone could explain me where they could 
>have make a confusion!
> The news is here : http://www.cieletespace.fr/node/11718
>For non-French readers, here is my fast translation :
> 
> "25/04/2014 - Discovery of a new meteor shower
> We will now have to think about the alpha-Capricornids in the long 
>list of meteor showers that display all along the year. It was 
>discovered based on japanese observations, on April 7th, between 
>16h59 and 19h33. It is a minor shower, 15 shooting stars have been 
>identified. They are linked to no-known comet. The scientists think 
>it may have been visible in 1980, 1990, 2001, 2004. It may be 
>observer again in 2025 and 2032."
> 
> This looks like a potential meteor outburst, but even if I miss all 
>the last weeks discussions on the list (I'm slowly catching up with 
>the lost time), I could not find any references to this "discovery". 
>So I was wondering is someone had any information about this, which 
>could explain this strange news?
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Clear skies to all!
> Karl

Read here (Subscription required)

http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/cbet/RecentCBETs.html

CBET 3853 of 12 April 2014

Too with outburst I think that it shall be only a minor shower.
Best greetings.
Roberto Gorelli