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Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Argentina?


Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

σ-Hydrids(HYD) meteor shower will be active from Thursday, December 3 2020 until Sunday, December 20 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 9 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 σ-Hydrids

σ-Hydrids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=127°, delta=+02°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 7 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 σ-Hydrids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 9 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 Aires21°72°43°46°53°45°319°25°291°273°------------
Catamarca17°78°41°58°58°18°54°324°33°293°276°------------
Chaco22°77°46°56°62°10°53°315°30°289°274°------------
Chubut12°76°31°51°43°16°41°335°27°303°279°------------
Córdoba17°77°41°55°56°14°51°324°30°294°276°------------
Corrientes23°75°47°52°60°50°314°27°288°273°------------
Distrito Federal21°72°43°46°53°45°319°25°291°273°------------
Entre Ríos21°73°44°49°56°47°318°26°291°273°------------
Formosa24°75°48°53°62°51°312°27°287°272°------------
Jujuy18°80°44°62°63°21°58°319°35°290°275°------------
La Pampa15°76°36°52°50°15°47°329°29°298°277°------------
La Rioja16°79°40°58°57°20°54°326°33°295°277°------------
Mendoza13°79°37°58°53°21°51°331°33°298°278°------------
Misiones27°73°50°48°61°357°48°308°24°286°------------87°
Neuquén13°77°34°54°48°18°46°333°30°301°279°------------
Río Negro13°76°34°52°47°16°45°333°29°301°279°------------
Salta18°79°43°61°62°20°56°320°34°291°276°------------
San Juan14°79°38°58°55°22°53°330°34°297°278°------------
San Luis18°77°42°55°58°14°51°321°30°292°275°------------
Santa Cruz19°80°45°63°64°21°58°317°34°289°275°------------
Santa Fe20°74°43°51°56°49°319°28°291°274°------------
Santiago del Estero18°78°43°57°59°16°54°321°32°292°275°------------
Tierra del Fuego75°24°48°33°16°32°340°22°308°282°------------
Tucumán17°78°42°59°60°18°55°322°33°292°276°------------

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