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Can σ-Hydrids be seen in India?


Delhi, capital of India.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

σ-Hydrids(HYD) meteor shower will be active from Thursday, December 3 2020 until Sunday, December 20 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 9 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 σ-Hydrids

σ-Hydrids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=127°, delta=+02°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 7 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 σ-Hydrids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 9 2020, for the following cities in India.

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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.
Delhi32°107°55°134°63°192°47°238°22°260°------------91°
Andhara Pradesh38°101°65°123°73°214°49°254°20°266°------------10°91°
Assam45°116°64°159°58°224°35°253°268°------------21°98°
Bangala44°112°65°151°62°222°38°252°11°267°------------18°96°
Bihar40°111°62°145°62°212°41°248°15°265°------------14°95°
Chandigarh31°108°53°136°61°191°46°236°22°259°------------91°
Chhattisgarh38°105°63°133°68°211°46°250°18°265°------------12°92°
Gujarat28°100°54°121°70°179°55°239°28°260°272°----------88°
Haryana31°107°53°134°62°190°47°237°23°259°------------91°
India29°101°55°123°69°183°53°239°27°260°------------89°
Jammu and Kashmir30°110°50°138°58°189°44°233°22°257°------------92°
Karnataka34°98°62°115°76°200°53°253°25°265°------------90°
Kerala34°95°63°107°80°208°55°258°25°267°------------89°
Madhya Pradesh34°105°59°131°67°198°48°244°22°262°------------91°
Maharashtra34°101°60°122°72°198°51°248°24°264°------------90°
Manipur47°116°66°161°59°227°35°254°269°------------22°98°
Megahalaya44°115°64°155°60°222°37°252°10°267°------------19°97°
Orissa41°105°65°135°68°216°44°252°16°266°------------14°93°
Pondisheri38°97°66°113°77°220°51°258°22°267°------------90°
Punjab29°107°52°134°61°188°47°234°23°258°------------91°
Rajasthan29°104°54°128°65°185°50°237°25°259°------------90°
Tamil Nadu36°96°65°109°79°217°52°259°23°267°------------89°
Tripura46°113°66°155°61°225°37°254°10°268°------------20°97°
Uttar Pradesh35°108°58°138°63°201°45°243°19°262°------------10°93°
Uttaranchal33°109°55°139°61°196°44°239°20°260°------------93°

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.

Content last updated on 2016-01-06