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Can α-Centaurids be seen in Argentina?


Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina.

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.

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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 Argentina.

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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.
Buenos Aires31°143°46°142°60°153°65°185°57°212°42°219°27°215°14°206°193°178°163°18°151°
Catamarca22°146°38°145°52°153°59°177°54°203°41°215°26°215°12°208°196°--166°10°154°
Chaco23°146°38°146°52°157°57°182°50°205°36°214°21°213°206°------153°
Chubut34°142°49°135°64°138°75°170°69°216°54°226°39°221°26°211°17°198°13°183°15°167°23°153°
Córdoba26°145°41°143°55°152°62°178°56°206°43°216°27°215°14°208°195°181°166°13°153°
Corrientes25°146°40°146°54°157°58°184°51°207°37°215°21°213°205°----163°11°152°
Distrito Federal31°143°46°142°60°153°65°185°57°212°42°219°27°215°14°206°193°178°163°18°151°
Entre Ríos29°144°44°143°58°154°63°184°55°210°41°217°25°215°12°206°193°178°163°15°151°
Formosa24°146°40°147°53°159°57°184°49°207°35°215°20°213°205°----163°11°152°
Jujuy18°147°33°147°47°156°54°177°49°201°36°212°21°213°207°------154°
La Pampa30°144°45°140°59°146°68°176°62°210°48°220°33°218°19°209°10°196°181°166°17°153°
La Rioja23°146°38°144°52°152°60°176°56°203°42°215°27°215°13°208°197°--167°10°154°
Mendoza25°146°40°142°54°148°63°173°59°204°46°217°31°216°17°209°198°183°168°12°155°
Misiones27°145°42°147°54°161°57°187°49°208°34°215°19°213°204°----161°13°151°
Neuquén30°144°45°139°60°144°70°172°64°210°50°221°35°219°22°210°12°198°183°10°167°18°154°
Río Negro31°143°46°138°61°143°70°173°65°211°51°222°35°219°22°210°13°197°182°11°167°19°153°
Salta20°147°35°146°49°155°56°177°51°202°38°213°22°214°207°------154°
San Juan24°146°39°143°53°150°62°173°58°203°45°216°29°216°16°209°197°183°168°11°155°
San Luis25°146°40°144°54°153°61°179°55°206°41°216°26°215°12°207°195°--165°12°153°
Santa Cruz18°147°33°147°46°156°53°178°48°201°35°212°20°213°207°------154°
Santa Fe28°145°43°143°57°154°63°182°55°208°41°217°26°215°13°206°194°179°164°14°152°
Santiago del Estero23°146°38°145°52°154°59°178°53°204°40°215°24°214°10°207°195°--166°10°153°
Tierra del Fuego41°137°54°126°69°119°84°147°76°238°61°238°47°228°35°215°27°200°23°183°25°167°31°151°
Tucumán21°147°37°145°51°154°58°177°53°203°40°214°24°214°10°208°196°----154°

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