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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Japan?


Tokyo, capital of Japan.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Sept. ε-Perseids(SPE) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, September 5 2020 until Monday, September 21 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, September 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 Sept. ε-Perseids

Sept. ε-Perseids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=48°, delta=+40°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 5 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 Sept. ε-Perseids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, September 9 2020, for the following cities in Japan.

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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.
Tokyo47°67°70°70°84°322°62°290°40°296°19°306°321°------44°26°58°
Aichi44°66°67°69°85°343°64°291°42°295°20°305°320°------43°24°56°
Akita48°71°71°81°86°277°63°282°41°293°21°305°321°------10°45°28°60°
Aomori49°72°71°84°86°262°63°280°41°292°21°305°322°------11°46°29°60°
Chiba47°67°70°70°84°320°62°290°39°296°19°307°321°------45°26°58°
Ehime41°64°64°67°83°15°67°294°44°296°22°304°317°------41°20°54°
Fukui44°66°67°71°86°347°65°289°43°294°21°305°319°------43°24°57°
Fukuoka39°63°62°67°83°28°69°295°46°295°24°303°316°--------18°53°
Fukushima48°69°71°75°85°300°62°286°40°294°20°306°322°------45°27°59°
Gifu44°66°67°70°85°344°65°290°42°295°21°305°320°------43°24°57°
Gunma47°67°69°72°85°320°63°288°41°295°20°306°321°------44°26°58°
Hiroshima41°64°64°68°84°19°67°293°45°295°23°304°317°------41°20°55°
Hokkaido51°76°72°92°84°242°62°277°41°291°22°305°322°------13°47°31°62°
Hyogo43°65°66°69°85°66°291°43°295°21°305°319°------42°22°56°
Ibaraki47°68°70°71°84°315°62°289°40°295°19°306°322°------45°26°58°
Ishikawa45°67°68°72°86°340°65°288°42°294°21°305°319°------43°24°57°
Iwate49°71°72°81°85°279°62°283°40°293°20°306°322°------10°46°29°60°
Kagawa42°64°65°68°84°66°293°43°295°22°304°318°------41°21°55°
Kagoshima38°61°61°63°81°22°68°300°45°297°23°304°316°--------17°53°
Kanagawa46°67°69°69°84°324°62°290°40°296°19°306°321°------44°25°58°
Kochi41°64°64°66°83°10°66°294°43°296°22°305°318°------41°20°55°
Kumamoto39°62°62°65°82°24°68°297°45°296°23°304°316°--------18°53°
Kyoto43°65°66°69°85°354°65°291°42°295°21°305°319°------42°23°56°
Mie44°65°67°68°85°348°64°292°42°296°20°305°319°------43°23°56°
Miyagi49°70°71°77°85°292°62°285°40°294°20°306°322°------45°28°59°
Miyazaki39°62°62°64°81°19°67°298°44°297°22°304°317°--------18°53°
Nagano46°67°69°72°86°325°64°288°41°295°20°305°320°------44°25°58°
Nagasaki38°62°61°65°82°28°69°297°46°296°24°304°316°--------17°53°
Nara43°65°66°68°85°354°65°292°42°295°21°305°319°------42°23°56°
Niigata47°69°70°76°86°306°64°285°41°294°21°305°321°------44°26°58°
Oita40°63°62°66°83°21°68°296°45°296°23°304°317°------40°19°54°
Okayama42°64°65°68°85°66°292°44°295°22°304°318°------41°21°55°
Okinawa33°58°56°56°75°22°67°312°44°301°22°305°315°--------12°51°
Osaka43°65°66°68°85°356°65°292°42°295°21°305°319°------42°22°56°
Saga39°63°61°66°82°28°69°296°46°295°24°304°316°--------18°53°
Saitama47°67°70°71°84°320°63°289°40°296°19°306°321°------44°26°58°
Shiga44°65°67°69°85°351°65°291°42°295°21°305°319°------43°23°56°
Shimane41°65°64°70°85°20°68°291°45°294°23°304°317°------41°21°55°
Shizuoka45°66°68°69°84°333°63°291°40°296°19°306°320°------44°24°57°
Tochigi47°68°70°72°85°315°63°288°40°295°19°306°321°------45°26°58°
Tokushima42°64°65°67°84°66°293°43°296°21°305°318°------42°21°55°
Tottori43°65°65°70°85°67°290°44°294°22°304°318°------42°22°56°
Toyama45°67°68°73°86°334°65°288°42°294°21°305°320°------43°25°57°
Wakayama43°64°66°67°84°359°65°293°43°296°21°305°319°------42°22°56°
Yamagata48°70°71°77°86°296°63°285°40°294°20°306°321°------45°28°59°
Yamaguchi40°63°63°68°83°25°68°293°45°295°23°304°317°------40°19°54°
Yamanashi46°66°69°70°85°329°63°290°41°295°19°306°321°------44°25°57°

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