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 Ukraine.
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Kiev
27°
123°
39°
156°
41°
195°
30°
230°
13°
257°
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9°
98°
Zaporozhye
28°
123°
41°
156°
42°
197°
31°
232°
13°
258°
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10°
98°
Uzhgorod
23°
115°
38°
145°
43°
185°
35°
222°
19°
251°
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4°
92°
Simferopol
22°
111°
40°
140°
47°
180°
39°
221°
22°
249°
1°
272°
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2°
89°
The Sky and Stars in Ukraine
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Kiev, Ukraine 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.
