Can α-Centaurids be seen in Ecuador?
Quito, capital of Ecuador.
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.
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 Ecuador.
| City | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |||||||||||||
| Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
| Quito | 7° | 150° | 21° | 157° | 29° | 171° | 30° | 188° | 21° | 203° | 8° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guayaquil | 8° | 150° | 22° | 156° | 32° | 170° | 32° | 188° | 24° | 203° | 11° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Azuay | 9° | 150° | 24° | 156° | 33° | 170° | 33° | 188° | 25° | 203° | 11° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bolívar | 8° | 150° | 22° | 156° | 31° | 170° | 32° | 188° | 23° | 203° | 10° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canar | 9° | 150° | 23° | 156° | 32° | 170° | 32° | 188° | 24° | 203° | 10° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carchi | 7° | 150° | 20° | 157° | 29° | 171° | 29° | 189° | 21° | 203° | 7° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chimborazo | 9° | 150° | 23° | 156° | 32° | 170° | 32° | 188° | 24° | 203° | 10° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cotopaxi | 6° | 150° | 20° | 157° | 29° | 171° | 29° | 188° | 21° | 202° | 7° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| El Oro | 9° | 149° | 24° | 156° | 33° | 170° | 33° | 188° | 25° | 203° | 12° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Esmeraldas | 6° | 150° | 20° | 156° | 28° | 170° | 29° | 188° | 21° | 202° | 8° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Galápagos | 0° | 149° | 15° | 153° | 26° | 165° | 30° | 181° | 25° | 198° | 13° | 208° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guayas | 8° | 150° | 22° | 156° | 31° | 170° | 32° | 188° | 24° | 202° | 10° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Imbabura | 7° | 150° | 20° | 157° | 29° | 171° | 29° | 188° | 21° | 203° | 8° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loja | 10° | 149° | 24° | 156° | 33° | 170° | 34° | 188° | 26° | 203° | 12° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Los Ríos | 8° | 150° | 22° | 156° | 31° | 170° | 31° | 188° | 23° | 203° | 10° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manabí | 6° | 150° | 20° | 156° | 29° | 170° | 29° | 187° | 22° | 202° | 8° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Morona-Santiago | 10° | 150° | 23° | 157° | 32° | 171° | 32° | 189° | 24° | 203° | 10° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Napo | 7° | 150° | 21° | 157° | 29° | 172° | 29° | 189° | 20° | 203° | 6° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orellana | 8° | 150° | 22° | 156° | 32° | 170° | 32° | 188° | 24° | 203° | 11° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pastaza | 9° | 150° | 23° | 157° | 32° | 171° | 31° | 189° | 23° | 204° | 9° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pichincha | 7° | 150° | 21° | 157° | 29° | 171° | 30° | 188° | 22° | 203° | 8° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sucumbíos | 8° | 150° | 22° | 157° | 30° | 172° | 30° | 189° | 21° | 203° | 7° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tungurahua | 8° | 150° | 22° | 157° | 31° | 171° | 31° | 188° | 23° | 203° | 9° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zamora-Chinchipe | 11° | 149° | 25° | 156° | 34° | 170° | 34° | 188° | 26° | 203° | 12° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in Ecuador
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Quito, Ecuador 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.
| Quito | Guayaquil | Azuay | Bolívar | Canar | Carchi | Chimborazo | Cotopaxi | El Oro | Esmeraldas | Galápagos | Guayas | Imbabura | Loja | Los Ríos | Manabí | Morona-Santiago | Napo | Orellana | Pastaza | Pichincha | Sucumbíos | Tungurahua | Zamora-Chinchipe |