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Can Phoenicids be seen in Brazil?


Brasilia, capital of Brazil.

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 Brazil.

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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.
Brasilia44°209°27°218°217°----------16°141°34°144°48°158°53°186°
Rio Branco26°216°217°----------142°26°145°41°157°47°181°40°204°
Maceió24°216°217°----------10°142°27°145°42°159°47°183°39°205°
Macapá24°209°216°------------11°144°27°153°36°171°35°193°
Manaus24°212°217°------------17°145°32°155°40°175°36°198°
Salvador28°216°10°218°----------10°142°28°144°44°156°50°180°43°205°
Fortaleza21°214°217°----------143°21°146°35°159°41°180°35°202°
Vitória44°215°26°220°216°--------144°24°140°42°144°55°163°56°195°
Goiânia45°208°29°218°11°218°----------16°141°34°143°49°157°54°185°
São Luís23°212°217°------------17°145°32°156°39°176°36°198°
Cuiabá40°212°23°219°216°--------145°20°141°38°146°50°164°51°193°
Campo Grande44°215°26°220°216°--------144°25°140°42°144°55°163°56°196°
Belo Horizonte45°213°28°220°10°217°--------145°22°140°39°143°54°160°56°191°
Belém24°210°217°------------13°144°29°154°38°173°36°195°
João Pessoa22°215°217°----------143°26°146°40°160°44°183°36°205°
Curitiba53°214°36°222°18°219°210°------147°23°139°41°139°57°152°62°186°
Recife22°216°217°----------142°26°146°40°160°45°184°37°205°
Teresina24°213°217°----------143°20°145°35°156°42°177°38°200°
Rio de Janeiro47°215°30°221°12°217°--------145°24°139°42°142°57°159°59°193°
Natal21°215°217°----------143°24°147°38°160°43°183°35°204°
Porto Alegre57°216°40°224°22°221°211°------147°25°138°43°136°60°147°67°184°
Porto Velho31°212°13°218°----------144°19°143°35°152°45°172°43°197°
Boa Vista19°210°217°------------11°146°26°156°34°175°31°196°
Florianópolis54°216°37°223°19°219°210°------146°25°139°43°138°59°151°64°188°
São Paulo50°214°33°221°15°218°--------146°23°140°41°141°56°155°60°189°
Aracaju26°216°218°----------10°142°28°145°42°157°48°182°41°205°
Palmas32°213°14°218°----------143°20°143°37°151°47°172°44°197°

The Sky and Stars in Brazil

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brasilia, Brazil 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