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Can α-Centaurids be seen in Colombia?


Bogotá, capital of Colombia.

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 Colombia.

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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.
Bogotá151°18°159°26°173°25°190°16°204°210°------------
Amazonas12°151°25°159°32°174°31°192°21°205°211°------------
Antioquia151°15°159°23°173°22°189°14°203°210°------------
Arauca151°18°160°24°175°22°192°13°204°--------------
Atlántico--12°159°20°173°19°190°10°203°--------------
Caldas151°17°159°25°173°24°190°15°203°210°------------
Caquetá151°22°159°29°173°28°191°19°204°210°------------
Cartagena--12°159°20°173°19°189°11°203°--------------
Casanare151°19°160°25°175°23°192°14°204°--------------
Cauca150°20°158°28°172°28°189°19°203°210°------------
César151°14°160°21°174°20°190°11°203°--------------
Chocó150°16°158°24°172°23°189°15°202°210°------------
Córdoba151°14°159°22°173°21°189°13°203°--------------
Cundinamarca151°18°159°26°174°24°190°15°204°210°------------
Guainía152°15°163°20°178°17°194°205°--------------
Guaviare151°22°159°29°175°27°192°17°205°211°------------
Huila150°20°158°27°173°27°190°18°203°210°------------
La Guajira151°13°160°19°175°18°191°204°--------------
Magdalena151°13°159°20°174°19°190°11°203°--------------
Meta151°20°159°27°174°26°191°16°204°210°------------
Narino150°20°157°28°171°28°189°20°203°210°------------
Norte de Santander151°15°160°22°174°21°191°12°204°--------------
Putumayo150°22°158°30°172°29°190°20°204°210°------------
Quindío150°18°158°26°173°25°190°16°203°210°------------
Risaralda150°17°158°25°173°24°189°16°203°210°------------
San Andrés y Providencia--157°17°170°18°186°11°200°--------------
Santander151°16°159°23°174°22°190°13°204°--------------
Sucre151°14°159°21°173°20°189°12°203°--------------
Tolima150°18°158°26°173°25°190°17°203°210°------------
Valle del Cauca150°18°158°26°172°26°189°17°203°210°------------
Vaupés11°151°23°160°30°175°28°193°18°205°211°------------
Vichada152°20°161°26°176°24°193°14°205°--------------

The Sky and Stars in Colombia

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bogotá, Colombia 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