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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:23 
Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 17:05
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20 Eridani

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:47 | Tran: 18:13 | Set: 22:39
Alt: -55.90°   Az: 1.47°   Direction: North

20 Eridani is a variable star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Eridanus.

20 Eridani visual magnitude is 5.23. Because of its faintness, 20 Eridani is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of 20 Eridani star
DSS2 image of 20 Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of 20 Eridani during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 37m 26s
-17° 23’ 06”
12h 03m 27s
15h 40m 53s

J2000

03h 36m 17s
-17° 28’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

207.47°
-50.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 20 Eridani.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.23

-0.58
B9
12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 20 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 20 Eridani. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

20 Eridani is distant 473.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

145.14
473.15
14 km/s
0.029 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO149063
SAO149063

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 20 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.4°
Max altitude: 21.1°
Azimuth: 252.6°