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Can Monocerotids be seen in China?


Beijing, capital of China.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Monocerotids(MON) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, December 5 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 Monocerotids

Monocerotids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=100°, delta=+08°. 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 Monocerotids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 9 2020, for the following cities in China.

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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.
Beijing51°137°58°188°46°233°25°259°279°----------87°32°108°
Anhui56°130°66°192°50°241°25°263°------------86°34°103°
Chongqing50°115°68°165°59°231°35°259°274°------------26°95°
Fujian61°124°71°199°51°249°25°267°------------86°36°100°
Gansu42°117°58°158°56°214°37°249°14°269°------------20°95°
Guangdong58°114°75°184°56°248°29°266°278°----------83°32°95°
Guangxi54°110°74°165°61°242°34°263°276°----------81°28°93°
Guizhou51°112°70°163°60°235°35°260°275°------------26°94°
Hainan56°105°78°167°61°251°33°267°277°----------82°29°91°
Hebei51°137°58°188°46°234°25°260°279°----------87°32°107°
Heilongjiang48°159°47°203°34°239°15°265°------------17°97°36°123°
Henan53°128°64°183°51°235°28°260°277°----------84°31°102°
Hong Kong59°114°75°187°56°250°29°267°278°----------84°33°95°
Hunan55°118°71°178°56°240°31°263°277°----------83°30°97°
Jiangsu57°134°64°196°48°242°24°264°------------11°87°36°105°
Jilin52°154°52°203°38°241°17°265°------------16°94°37°119°
Liaoning52°146°56°198°41°238°20°263°------------13°91°35°113°
Neimenggu45°119°61°163°56°221°35°253°11°272°------------23°97°
Ningxia46°122°60°167°54°222°33°253°10°273°----------80°24°99°
Shaanxi48°123°62°172°53°227°32°256°274°----------82°26°100°
Shandong54°137°61°193°46°239°24°262°------------10°88°34°107°
Shanghai60°136°65°202°47°246°22°266°------------13°88°38°106°
Shanxi50°130°60°180°50°230°28°258°277°----------84°29°103°
Sichuan47°113°66°156°61°225°38°256°12°272°------------23°94°
Tianjin59°189°46°235°24°260°279°----------87°32°108°52°139°
Xinjiang48°137°56°185°46°230°25°257°278°----------86°30°108°
Xizang58°132°66°196°49°243°24°264°------------10°87°36°104°
Yunnan48°107°70°148°65°231°40°259°13°273°------------22°91°
Zhejiang60°131°67°202°48°247°23°266°------------12°87°38°103°

The Sky and Stars in China

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Beijing, China 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