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Can α-Centaurids be seen in Mexico?


México City, capital of Mexico.

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 Mexico.

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CityTime
00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
México City--156°10°169°11°184°199°--------------
Aguascalientes----168°183°197°--------------
Baja California----176°------------------
Baja California Sur--163°178°193°----------------
Campeche--159°10°173°10°189°202°--------------
Chiapas--159°14°172°14°188°202°--------------
Chihuahua----181°------------------
Coahuila de Zaragoza----168°183°----------------
Colima--167°12°182°197°----------------
Distrito Federal--156°10°169°11°184°199°--------------
Durango------------------------
Guanajuato----168°10°184°198°--------------
Guerrero--156°11°168°13°184°198°--------------
Hidalgo----169°10°185°199°--------------
Jalisco----167°11°182°197°--------------
Michoacán de Ocampo--155°168°12°183°198°--------------
Morelos--156°10°169°12°185°199°--------------
Nayarit----166°181°196°--------------
Nuevo León----169°184°----------------
Oaxaca--157°12°170°13°186°200°--------------
Puebla----168°183°198°--------------
Querétaro de Arteaga----169°10°184°198°--------------
Quintana Roo----167°11°182°197°--------------
San Luis Potosí----168°183°198°--------------
Sinaloa----172°188°----------------
Sonora----170°186°----------------
Tabasco--159°12°172°12°188°201°--------------
Tamaulipas----169°185°----------------
Tlaxcala--157°10°169°11°185°199°--------------
Veracruz-Llave--157°10°170°11°186°200°--------------
Yucatán--160°174°189°203°--------------
Zacatecas----167°183°197°--------------

The Sky and Stars in Mexico

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from México City, Mexico 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