Can α-Centaurids be seen in India?
Delhi, capital of India.
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 India.
| 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. | |
| Delhi | - | - | - | - | 1° | 171° | 2° | 186° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andhara Pradesh | - | - | 7° | 159° | 14° | 173° | 14° | 188° | 6° | 202° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assam | - | - | 1° | 164° | 5° | 179° | 2° | 194° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bangala | - | - | 2° | 163° | 7° | 177° | 5° | 192° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bihar | - | - | - | - | 5° | 175° | 3° | 190° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chandigarh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhattisgarh | - | - | 3° | 160° | 9° | 173° | 9° | 189° | 1° | 202° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gujarat | - | - | - | - | 6° | 168° | 8° | 183° | 3° | 198° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Haryana | - | - | - | - | 0° | 170° | 1° | 186° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| India | - | - | - | - | 6° | 169° | 7° | 184° | 2° | 198° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jammu and Kashmir | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karnataka | - | - | 6° | 157° | 14° | 170° | 15° | 186° | 9° | 200° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kerala | - | - | 10° | 157° | 19° | 170° | 20° | 186° | 13° | 200° | 0° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madhya Pradesh | - | - | - | - | 6° | 171° | 6° | 187° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maharashtra | - | - | 3° | 157° | 11° | 171° | 11° | 186° | 5° | 200° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manipur | - | - | 2° | 164° | 6° | 179° | 3° | 194° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Megahalaya | - | - | 1° | 163° | 5° | 178° | 3° | 193° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orissa | - | - | 4° | 160° | 10° | 174° | 9° | 190° | 1° | 203° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pondisheri | - | - | 10° | 158° | 18° | 172° | 18° | 188° | 10° | 202° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Punjab | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajasthan | - | - | - | - | 2° | 169° | 4° | 184° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil Nadu | - | - | 11° | 157° | 19° | 171° | 19° | 187° | 12° | 201° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tripura | - | - | 3° | 163° | 7° | 178° | 4° | 193° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Uttar Pradesh | - | - | - | - | 3° | 173° | 3° | 188° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Uttaranchal | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 187° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in India
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Delhi, India 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.