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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Japan?


Tokyo, capital of Japan.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Puppid-Velids(PUP) meteor shower will be active from Tuesday, December 1 2020 until Tuesday, December 15 2020. Its peak day is Monday, December 7 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 Puppid-Velids

Puppid-Velids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=123°, delta=-45°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 10 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 Puppid-Velids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Monday, December 7 2020, for the following cities in Japan.

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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.
Tokyo151°171°192°------------------
Aichi--169°191°210°----------------
Akita--171°193°------------------
Aomori--172°193°------------------
Chiba152°171°193°------------------
Ehime--166°11°188°208°----------------
Fukui--169°190°------------------
Fukuoka--165°11°186°206°----------------
Fukushima--172°193°------------------
Gifu--169°190°------------------
Gunma--171°192°------------------
Hiroshima--166°10°187°207°----------------
Hokkaido--173°194°------------------
Hyogo--168°189°209°----------------
Ibaraki152°172°193°------------------
Ishikawa--169°190°------------------
Iwate--172°193°------------------
Kagawa--167°10°188°208°----------------
Kagoshima146°11°165°13°186°206°----------------
Kanagawa151°171°192°------------------
Kochi--10°167°11°188°208°----------------
Kumamoto--10°165°12°186°206°----------------
Kyoto--168°190°209°----------------
Mie150°169°190°210°----------------
Miyagi--172°193°------------------
Miyazaki147°11°165°13°187°207°----------------
Nagano--170°191°------------------
Nagasaki--10°164°12°186°206°----------------
Nara--168°190°209°----------------
Niigata--171°192°------------------
Oita--10°165°11°187°207°----------------
Okayama--167°10°188°208°----------------
Okinawa145°15°162°19°184°12°205°----------------
Osaka--168°190°209°----------------
Saga--165°11°186°206°----------------
Saitama151°171°192°------------------
Shiga--169°190°209°----------------
Shimane--166°188°207°----------------
Shizuoka151°170°192°------------------
Tochigi--171°192°------------------
Tokushima--167°10°189°209°----------------
Tottori--167°189°208°----------------
Toyama--169°191°------------------
Wakayama--168°10°189°209°----------------
Yamagata--172°193°------------------
Yamaguchi--165°10°187°207°----------------
Yamanashi151°170°192°------------------

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