Can α-Centaurids be seen in New Zealand?
Wellington, capital of New Zealand.
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 New Zealand.
| 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. | |
| Wellington | 33° | 142° | 48° | 137° | 63° | 142° | 72° | 175° | 66° | 214° | 51° | 223° | 36° | 219° | 23° | 210° | 14° | 197° | 10° | 181° | 13° | 166° | 21° | 152° |
| Auckland | 29° | 144° | 44° | 140° | 59° | 147° | 68° | 176° | 62° | 209° | 48° | 220° | 32° | 217° | 19° | 209° | 10° | 196° | 6° | 181° | 9° | 166° | 17° | 153° |
| Bay of Plenty | 31° | 143° | 46° | 139° | 61° | 147° | 69° | 178° | 62° | 212° | 48° | 221° | 32° | 217° | 19° | 208° | 11° | 195° | 7° | 180° | 10° | 165° | 19° | 152° |
| Canterbury | 33° | 142° | 48° | 136° | 63° | 138° | 74° | 168° | 69° | 215° | 54° | 225° | 39° | 221° | 26° | 212° | 17° | 198° | 13° | 183° | 15° | 167° | 22° | 153° |
| Gisborne | 32° | 143° | 47° | 139° | 62° | 147° | 70° | 180° | 62° | 213° | 47° | 221° | 32° | 217° | 20° | 208° | 11° | 195° | 8° | 180° | 11° | 165° | 20° | 152° |
| Hawke's Bay | 32° | 143° | 47° | 138° | 62° | 145° | 70° | 178° | 63° | 213° | 49° | 222° | 34° | 218° | 21° | 209° | 12° | 196° | 9° | 180° | 12° | 165° | 20° | 152° |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 32° | 143° | 47° | 138° | 62° | 144° | 70° | 176° | 64° | 213° | 49° | 222° | 34° | 218° | 21° | 209° | 12° | 196° | 9° | 181° | 11° | 166° | 20° | 152° |
| Marlborough | 33° | 143° | 47° | 137° | 62° | 141° | 72° | 172° | 66° | 214° | 52° | 223° | 37° | 220° | 24° | 210° | 15° | 197° | 11° | 182° | 13° | 167° | 21° | 153° |
| Nelson | 32° | 143° | 47° | 137° | 62° | 141° | 72° | 172° | 66° | 213° | 52° | 223° | 37° | 220° | 24° | 210° | 14° | 197° | 10° | 182° | 13° | 167° | 20° | 153° |
| Northland | 28° | 145° | 43° | 141° | 57° | 147° | 66° | 174° | 61° | 207° | 47° | 219° | 32° | 217° | 18° | 209° | 9° | 197° | 5° | 182° | 7° | 167° | 15° | 154° |
| Otago | 34° | 142° | 48° | 135° | 63° | 135° | 75° | 163° | 71° | 216° | 56° | 227° | 41° | 223° | 28° | 213° | 19° | 200° | 15° | 184° | 16° | 168° | 23° | 154° |
| Southland | 33° | 143° | 47° | 135° | 62° | 134° | 75° | 159° | 72° | 214° | 57° | 227° | 42° | 223° | 29° | 214° | 20° | 200° | 15° | 185° | 16° | 169° | 23° | 155° |
| Taranaki | 31° | 143° | 46° | 138° | 61° | 144° | 70° | 174° | 64° | 211° | 50° | 221° | 35° | 219° | 21° | 210° | 12° | 197° | 8° | 182° | 11° | 166° | 19° | 153° |
| Tasman | 32° | 143° | 47° | 137° | 62° | 141° | 72° | 171° | 67° | 213° | 52° | 223° | 37° | 220° | 24° | 211° | 15° | 198° | 11° | 183° | 13° | 167° | 20° | 153° |
| Waikato | 31° | 143° | 46° | 138° | 61° | 142° | 71° | 171° | 66° | 212° | 52° | 222° | 36° | 219° | 23° | 210° | 14° | 198° | 10° | 183° | 12° | 167° | 20° | 153° |
The Sky and Stars in New Zealand
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Wellington, New Zealand 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.
| Wellington | Auckland | Bay of Plenty | Canterbury | Gisborne | Hawke's Bay | Manawatu-Wanganui | Marlborough | Nelson | Northland | Otago | Southland | Taranaki | Tasman | Waikato |