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Can η-Aquariids be seen in Argentina?


Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

η-Aquariids(ETA) meteor shower will be active from Sunday, April 19 2020 until Thursday, May 28 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, May 6 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 η-Aquariids

η-Aquariids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=338°, delta=-01°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 50 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 η-Aquariids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, May 6 2020, for the following cities in Argentina.

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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.
Buenos Aires----19°77°42°54°56°12°50°322°30°292°273°--------
Catamarca----14°83°39°65°59°29°59°329°38°294°13°276°--------
Chaco----19°82°44°63°63°21°58°318°35°289°273°--------
Chubut----10°81°30°57°45°23°45°340°32°305°12°281°--------
Córdoba----15°82°39°61°57°24°55°328°36°295°11°276°--------
Corrientes----20°80°45°60°63°16°56°317°33°288°272°--------
Distrito Federal----19°77°42°54°56°12°50°322°30°292°273°--------
Entre Ríos----19°79°43°57°58°15°52°322°32°291°273°--------
Formosa----21°80°47°60°64°15°56°315°33°287°272°--------
Jujuy----15°85°42°69°64°34°63°323°40°290°13°275°--------
La Pampa----13°81°35°59°51°23°51°335°34°300°12°278°--------
La Rioja----13°84°38°65°58°30°58°331°39°295°14°277°--------
Mendoza----11°84°35°64°54°31°56°337°39°300°15°279°--------
Misiones----24°78°49°57°64°53°311°30°286°271°--------
Neuquén----11°82°33°60°49°26°50°339°35°303°13°280°--------
Río Negro----11°82°33°59°49°24°49°338°34°303°13°279°--------
Salta----15°84°41°68°63°31°61°324°39°291°13°275°--------
San Juan----11°84°36°65°55°31°57°336°39°298°15°278°--------
San Luis----16°82°41°62°59°24°56°326°36°293°11°275°--------
Santa Cruz----15°85°43°69°65°34°63°321°40°289°13°274°--------
Santa Fe----18°80°42°58°58°18°53°323°33°292°274°--------
Santiago del Estero----15°83°41°64°60°27°58°325°37°292°11°275°--------
Tierra del Fuego----81°24°54°35°22°36°345°27°311°11°284°--------
Tucumán----15°83°40°66°61°29°60°326°38°293°12°275°--------

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