Can α-Centaurids be seen in China?
Beijing, capital of China.
We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
α-Centaurids(ACE) meteor shower will be active from Friday, January 31 2020 until Thursday, February 20 2020. Its peak day is Saturday, February 8 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Position of α-Centaurids
α-Centaurids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=210°, delta=-59°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 6 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 α-Centaurids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Saturday, February 8 2020, for the following cities in China.
| City | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |||||||||||||
| Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
| Beijing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anhui | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chongqing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 182° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fujian | - | - | - | - | 4° | 173° | 4° | 188° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gansu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guangdong | - | - | - | - | 6° | 170° | 7° | 185° | 1° | 200° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guangxi | - | - | - | - | 5° | 168° | 7° | 183° | 2° | 197° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guizhou | - | - | - | - | 1° | 167° | 4° | 182° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hainan | - | - | 0° | 156° | 9° | 168° | 12° | 184° | 6° | 198° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hebei | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heilongjiang | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Henan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hong Kong | - | - | - | - | 7° | 170° | 8° | 186° | 2° | 200° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hunan | - | - | - | - | 2° | 169° | 3° | 184° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jiangsu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jilin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liaoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neimenggu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ningxia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaanxi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shandong | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanxi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sichuan | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 180° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tianjin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Xinjiang | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Xizang | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yunnan | - | - | - | - | 2° | 165° | 6° | 179° | 2° | 194° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zhejiang | - | - | - | - | 1° | 174° | 1° | 189° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.