30 Eridani
30 Eridani is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Eridanus.
30 Eridani visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its reltive faintness, 30 Eridani should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 30 Eridani:
30 Eridani is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 3.5°
Azimuth: 256.9°
Direction: West-South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 30 Eridani
30 Eridani is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 30 Eridani are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 30 Eridani in the sky:

Visibility of 30 Eridani from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 30 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 30 Eridani
The image below is a photograph of 30 Eridani from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 30 Eridani is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 30 Eridani from the Sun and relative movement
30 Eridani is distant 502.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 30 Eridani
30 Eridani belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 30 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

30 Eridani star system properties
30 Eridani is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 30 Eridani double sysyem: