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Can η-Lyrids be seen in Japan?


Tokyo, capital of Japan.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

η-Lyrids(ELY) meteor shower will be active from Sunday, May 3 2020 until Thursday, May 14 2020. Its peak day is Friday, May 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 η-Lyrids

η-Lyrids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=287°, delta=+44°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 3 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 η-Lyrids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Friday, May 8 2020, for the following cities in Japan.

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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.
Tokyo47°61°68°59°81°343°63°298°42°300°21°310°323°------41°27°53°
Aichi44°60°66°59°81°356°65°300°43°300°23°309°322°------40°25°52°
Akita49°65°70°69°85°327°64°291°43°297°24°308°323°------12°42°29°55°
Aomori50°66°71°72°85°315°64°289°43°297°24°308°323°----25°13°42°30°56°
Chiba47°61°68°59°81°341°63°298°41°301°21°310°323°------41°27°54°
Ehime41°58°62°58°79°13°67°304°45°301°25°308°320°------37°21°50°
Fukui44°61°66°61°82°359°66°298°44°299°24°308°321°------39°25°52°
Fukuoka39°58°61°59°79°21°68°306°47°301°26°307°319°------36°19°49°
Fukushima48°63°70°64°83°334°63°295°42°299°22°309°324°------11°42°28°55°
Gifu44°60°66°60°81°357°65°300°43°300°23°309°322°------39°25°52°
Gunma47°61°68°61°82°344°64°297°42°300°22°309°323°------41°27°53°
Hiroshima41°59°62°59°80°15°67°303°46°300°25°307°320°------37°21°50°
Hokkaido51°69°73°79°86°284°64°285°43°295°25°308°324°----25°15°43°32°58°
Hyogo43°59°64°59°81°66°301°44°300°24°308°321°------39°23°51°
Ibaraki47°62°69°60°82°339°63°297°41°300°21°310°324°------41°27°54°
Ishikawa45°61°66°63°83°357°66°297°44°299°24°308°322°------40°25°53°
Iwate50°65°71°68°84°321°63°291°42°298°23°309°324°------12°42°30°56°
Kagawa42°59°63°59°80°66°303°45°301°24°308°320°------38°22°51°
Kagoshima38°56°60°56°77°18°67°310°46°303°25°308°319°------36°18°49°
Kanagawa46°61°68°59°81°344°63°299°42°301°21°310°323°------41°26°53°
Kochi41°58°63°58°79°10°66°304°45°301°24°308°320°------38°21°51°
Kumamoto39°57°60°57°78°19°68°307°46°301°25°308°319°------36°19°49°
Kyoto44°60°65°60°81°66°301°44°300°24°308°321°------39°24°52°
Mie44°60°65°59°81°358°65°301°43°301°23°309°322°------39°24°52°
Miyagi49°64°70°65°83°329°63°294°42°299°22°309°324°------11°42°29°55°
Miyazaki39°57°60°56°77°15°67°309°45°302°24°308°319°------37°19°49°
Nagano46°62°68°62°82°348°65°297°43°299°23°309°322°------40°26°53°
Nagasaki38°57°60°58°78°21°68°308°47°301°26°307°319°------36°19°49°
Nara43°59°65°59°81°65°301°44°301°23°308°321°------39°24°52°
Niigata47°63°69°65°83°341°65°294°43°299°23°309°323°------10°41°28°54°
Oita40°58°61°58°79°16°67°306°46°301°25°308°319°------37°20°50°
Okayama42°59°64°60°80°67°302°45°300°25°308°320°------38°22°51°
Okinawa33°53°54°50°71°19°65°321°45°307°23°309°318°--------13°47°
Osaka43°59°65°59°81°66°301°44°300°24°308°321°------39°23°52°
Saga39°57°60°58°78°21°68°307°47°301°26°307°319°------36°19°49°
Saitama47°61°68°60°81°343°63°298°42°300°22°309°323°------41°27°53°
Shiga44°60°65°60°81°360°65°300°44°300°23°308°321°------39°24°52°
Shimane42°59°63°61°81°15°68°301°46°299°26°307°320°------37°22°51°
Shizuoka45°60°67°59°81°349°64°300°42°301°22°309°323°------40°25°53°
Tochigi47°62°69°61°82°340°63°297°42°300°22°309°323°------41°27°54°
Tokushima42°59°64°58°80°66°303°44°301°24°308°321°------38°22°51°
Tottori43°60°64°61°81°67°300°45°300°25°308°320°------38°23°51°
Toyama45°61°67°62°83°354°65°297°44°299°24°308°322°------40°26°53°
Wakayama43°59°64°58°80°66°302°44°301°23°308°321°------39°23°51°
Yamagata48°64°70°65°83°332°64°294°42°299°23°309°323°------11°42°29°55°
Yamaguchi40°58°62°59°80°18°68°304°47°300°26°307°319°------37°21°50°
Yamanashi46°61°67°60°81°348°64°299°42°300°22°309°323°------40°26°53°

The Sky and Stars in Japan

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Tokyo, Japan 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