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Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Japan?


Tokyo, capital of Japan.

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 Japan.

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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.
Tokyo37°119°54°155°53°206°36°242°13°263°------------14°98°
Aichi35°116°53°150°55°202°38°240°15°262°------------12°96°
Akita35°122°50°157°50°205°34°240°12°262°------------14°99°
Aomori35°123°49°159°48°205°33°240°11°263°------------14°100°
Chiba37°119°54°155°53°207°36°242°12°263°------------15°98°
Ehime32°112°52°143°57°196°42°237°19°259°------------94°
Fukui34°116°52°150°54°201°38°239°16°261°------------11°96°
Fukuoka30°110°51°140°58°192°44°235°21°258°------------92°
Fukushima36°121°52°157°51°206°35°241°12°263°------------15°99°
Gifu35°116°53°150°55°202°38°239°15°261°------------12°96°
Gunma36°119°53°154°53°205°36°241°13°263°------------14°98°
Hiroshima32°112°52°143°57°195°42°236°19°259°------------93°
Hokkaido34°125°47°162°46°206°31°240°10°263°------------15°101°
Hyogo34°114°53°147°56°199°40°238°17°260°------------11°95°
Ibaraki37°120°53°156°53°207°35°242°12°263°------------15°99°
Ishikawa34°117°52°151°53°201°38°239°15°261°------------12°96°
Iwate36°123°51°159°49°207°33°241°11°263°------------15°100°
Kagawa33°113°52°145°56°198°41°238°18°260°------------10°94°
Kagoshima31°109°53°138°60°192°45°236°21°259°------------92°
Kanagawa37°118°54°154°54°206°36°242°13°263°------------14°98°
Kochi33°112°53°144°57°197°42°238°18°260°------------94°
Kumamoto31°110°52°139°59°192°44°236°21°259°------------92°
Kyoto34°115°53°148°55°200°39°239°16°261°------------11°95°
Mie35°116°53°149°55°202°39°240°16°261°------------12°96°
Miyagi36°122°52°158°50°207°34°241°11°263°------------15°99°
Miyazaki32°110°53°140°59°194°44°237°20°259°------------93°
Nagano35°118°52°153°53°204°37°240°14°262°------------13°97°
Nagasaki30°109°52°138°59°191°45°235°21°258°------------92°
Nara34°115°53°148°56°201°39°239°16°261°------------11°95°
Niigata35°120°51°155°52°204°35°240°13°262°------------13°98°
Oita32°111°52°141°58°194°43°236°20°259°------------93°
Okayama33°113°52°145°56°197°41°237°18°260°------------10°94°
Okinawa30°104°55°129°66°188°50°238°24°259°------------90°
Osaka34°115°53°148°56°200°40°239°16°261°------------11°95°
Saga31°110°51°139°58°191°44°235°21°258°------------92°
Saitama36°119°53°155°53°206°36°242°13°263°------------14°98°
Shiga34°115°53°149°55°201°39°239°16°261°------------11°96°
Shimane32°113°51°144°56°195°41°236°19°259°------------94°
Shizuoka36°117°54°152°54°205°37°241°14°262°------------13°97°
Tochigi36°119°53°155°53°206°36°241°13°263°------------14°98°
Tokushima34°114°53°146°56°199°41°238°17°260°------------10°95°
Tottori33°114°52°146°55°198°40°237°17°260°------------10°95°
Toyama34°117°52°152°53°202°37°239°15°261°------------12°97°
Wakayama34°114°53°147°56°200°40°239°17°261°------------11°95°
Yamagata36°121°51°157°51°206°34°241°12°263°------------14°99°
Yamaguchi31°111°51°142°57°193°43°235°20°258°------------93°
Yamanashi36°118°53°153°54°205°37°241°14°262°------------13°97°

The Sky and Stars in Japan

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Tokyo, Japan 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