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Can Phoenicids be seen in Argentina?


Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Phoenicids(PHO) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, November 28 2020 until Wednesday, December 9 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 2 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 Phoenicids

Phoenicids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=18°, delta=-53°.

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 Phoenicids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 2 2020, for the following cities in Argentina.

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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.
Buenos Aires57°224°39°226°22°220°208°----157°17°144°33°135°51°133°67°149°70°199°
Catamarca56°215°39°223°21°220°211°------147°24°139°42°137°59°149°65°185°
Chaco51°216°34°222°16°219°209°------146°25°139°43°139°59°154°62°191°
Chubut68°235°50°235°33°226°19°213°10°197°180°10°162°20°146°34°133°51°125°69°125°81°185°
Córdoba57°219°40°225°22°221°210°------11°146°27°137°45°135°62°147°68°188°
Corrientes51°218°34°223°16°218°208°------11°145°27°138°45°139°61°155°63°194°
Distrito Federal57°224°39°226°22°220°208°----157°17°144°33°135°51°133°67°149°70°199°
Entre Ríos55°222°37°225°20°219°208°----157°14°144°31°136°49°135°65°151°68°196°
Formosa50°217°32°222°15°218°207°------10°145°27°138°45°140°60°157°62°194°
Jujuy51°211°35°221°17°219°211°------147°20°140°38°140°54°153°60°184°
La Pampa63°225°45°229°27°223°13°211°196°178°161°15°146°30°136°48°131°66°139°74°187°
La Rioja57°215°40°224°22°221°211°------147°24°139°42°136°59°147°66°183°
Mendoza61°218°44°226°26°222°11°212°------10°148°26°138°43°134°61°142°70°180°
Misiones49°219°31°222°14°217°--------12°144°29°138°47°140°61°160°62°198°
Neuquén65°226°47°230°30°224°15°213°197°180°162°16°147°31°136°48°129°66°135°76°183°
Río Negro65°228°47°231°30°224°16°212°197°179°162°17°146°32°135°49°129°67°134°77°185°
Salta53°213°36°221°18°219°210°------147°22°140°40°139°56°152°62°185°
San Juan60°216°43°225°25°222°212°------148°25°138°43°135°60°144°69°181°
San Luis56°218°38°224°21°220°210°------10°146°27°138°44°137°61°149°67°189°
Santa Cruz50°211°34°220°16°219°--------147°20°140°38°141°53°154°59°185°
Santa Fe56°221°38°225°21°220°209°----158°13°145°29°137°47°136°64°150°68°194°
Santiago del Estero55°215°37°223°19°220°210°------147°24°139°42°138°59°150°65°187°
Tierra del Fuego73°262°56°247°41°233°28°217°20°199°17°180°20°162°28°144°40°128°55°114°72°99°89°
Tucumán54°214°37°223°20°220°210°------147°23°139°41°138°58°150°64°185°

The Sky and Stars in Argentina

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Buenos Aires, Argentina 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