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Can α-Centaurids be seen in Brazil?


Brasilia, capital of Brazil.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

α-Centaurids(ACE) meteor shower will be active from Friday, January 31 2020 until Thursday, February 20 2020. Its peak day is Saturday, February 8 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.

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Position of α-Centaurids

α-Centaurids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=210°, delta=-59°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 6 meteors per hour.

The visibility of a meteor shower depends on several factors: geographic coordinates of observer and elevation, time of the day, city lights pollution, the weather and the terrain. For reference, we have calculated the position (elevation / azimuth) of α-Centaurids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Saturday, February 8 2020, for the following cities in Brazil.

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CityTime
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Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Brasilia13°148°28°149°41°160°47°180°41°200°29°210°14°212°----------
Rio Branco21°150°34°159°41°176°37°196°26°208°11°211°----------149°
Maceió22°150°35°160°41°178°37°197°25°208°10°211°----------149°
Macapá150°20°156°29°169°30°187°23°202°210°------------
Manaus12°150°25°157°33°172°32°191°23°204°211°------------
Salvador23°149°37°158°44°176°41°196°29°208°14°212°----------149°
Fortaleza15°151°28°160°34°176°32°194°21°206°211°----------149°
Vitória21°147°36°150°48°163°51°186°43°205°29°213°14°212°204°------151°
Goiânia13°148°29°149°42°159°48°179°43°199°30°210°15°212°207°--------
São Luís11°150°25°158°33°173°32°191°22°205°211°------------
Cuiabá17°148°32°151°43°164°46°185°39°203°25°211°10°211°--------152°
Campo Grande21°147°36°150°48°163°51°186°43°206°29°213°13°212°204°------151°
Belo Horizonte19°147°34°149°46°161°51°183°44°203°30°212°15°212°205°------152°
Belém150°22°156°31°171°31°188°23°203°210°------------
João Pessoa20°151°32°161°38°178°34°197°22°208°211°----------149°
Curitiba21°147°36°146°50°155°56°178°51°203°38°214°22°214°207°------154°
Recife21°151°33°161°39°178°35°197°23°208°211°----------149°
Teresina14°150°28°158°35°174°34°192°24°205°10°211°------------
Rio de Janeiro22°147°37°148°49°160°54°184°46°205°33°213°17°212°205°------152°
Natal19°151°31°161°37°178°33°196°21°208°211°----------149°
Porto Alegre24°146°39°144°53°152°61°176°56°204°42°215°27°215°13°208°196°--167°11°154°
Porto Velho14°149°29°155°38°169°39°189°30°204°16°211°210°----------
Boa Vista150°19°158°27°172°27°190°18°203°210°------------
Florianópolis23°146°38°145°52°155°58°179°53°204°39°215°24°214°10°207°195°--165°10°153°
São Paulo20°147°36°147°49°158°54°181°48°203°35°213°19°213°206°------153°
Aracaju22°150°35°159°42°177°38°196°27°208°12°212°----------149°
Palmas16°149°30°155°40°170°40°189°31°205°17°211°210°--------150°

The Sky and Stars in Brazil

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brasilia, Brazil during its peak day starting at 00:00.

You may adjust the speed of the simulator backward or forward to see the movement of the radiant over the horizon.

Content last updated on 2016-01-06