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Can Draconids be seen in Brazil?


Brasilia, capital of Brazil.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Draconids(DRA) meteor shower will be active from Tuesday, October 6 2020 until Saturday, October 10 2020. Its peak day is Thursday, October 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 Draconids

Draconids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=262°, delta=+54°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 10 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 Draconids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Thursday, October 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.
Brasilia--------------13°21°20°18°346°332°--
Rio Branco------------10°30°22°17°26°358°20°340°328°--
Maceió------------11°29°23°16°26°357°20°339°328°--
Macapá------------11°34°27°25°35°34°346°22°331°324°
Manaus------------12°33°26°22°33°29°343°17°329°--
Salvador------------30°19°17°23°359°18°341°328°--
Fortaleza------------15°31°28°18°32°358°26°339°13°328°--
Vitória--------------11°17°16°360°11°342°----
Goiânia--------------12°22°19°17°347°332°--
São Luís------------13°33°27°21°33°29°342°17°329°--
Cuiabá------------31°16°18°20°16°342°329°--
Campo Grande------------30°12°17°16°359°11°342°----
Belo Horizonte--------------11°19°16°13°344°330°--
Belém------------12°34°26°24°34°32°345°20°330°324°
João Pessoa------------14°29°26°15°29°356°22°338°327°--
Curitiba--------------22°10°347°----
Recife------------13°29°25°15°28°356°21°338°327°--
Teresina------------12°32°25°20°31°26°342°14°329°--
Rio de Janeiro--------------19°13°10°344°----
Natal------------15°30°27°16°30°356°23°338°327°--
Porto Alegre----------------349°----
Porto Velho------------33°19°23°27°25°346°14°332°--
Boa Vista------------17°34°31°23°39°35°342°22°329°324°
Florianópolis--------------21°347°----
São Paulo--------------20°12°10°346°----
Aracaju------------10°30°21°16°25°358°19°340°328°--
Palmas------------33°18°22°26°23°346°12°331°--

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