32 Eridani

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:25 | Tran: 5:13 | Set: 10:56

Alt: 32.96° Az: 204.39° Direction: South-South-West

32 Eridani is a multiple giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Eridanus.

32 Eridani visual magnitude is 4.79. Because of its moderate brightness, 32 Eridani is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 32 Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of 32 Eridani during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 55m 32s

Declination -02° 52’ 59”

Hour Angle 01h 21m 11s

Sideral Time 05h 16m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 54m 17s

Declination -02° 57’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 192.1°

Galactic Latitude -40.1°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 32 Eridani.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.79

Class Giant

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

Star System Properties

32 Eridani is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 32 Eridani double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.79

Secondary star magnitude 6.29

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 6.8 arcsec

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 32 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24555

SAO Catalogue SAO130806

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 631

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2850

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 32 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.9° RISE 23:25

Max altitude: 35.6° TRANSIT 5:13

Azimuth: 267.1° SET 10:56

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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