32 Eridani

Altitude: -28.9° Azimuth: 53.2° Direction: North-East

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

32 Eridani visual magnitude is 4.79. Because of its moderate brightness, 32 Eridani should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 32 Eridani:

Color of 32 Eridani ⬤

Magnitude of 32 Eridani 4.79

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

32 Eridani is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -28.9°
Azimuth: 53.2°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 32 Eridani

32 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 32 Eridani are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 54m 17s

Declination J2000 -02° 57’ 16”

Galactic Longitude 192.1°

Galactic Latitude -40.1°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 32 Eridani in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 32 Eridani.

Visibility of 32 Eridani from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 93.0° RISE 17:09

Max altitude: 35.6° TRANSIT 22:52

Azimuth: 267.0° SET 4:39

Digitized Sky Survey image of 32 Eridani

The image below is a photograph of 32 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 32 Eridani is 0.029 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Spectral properties of 32 Eridani

32 Eridani belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature of 32 Eridani 4892K

32 Eridani 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 of 32 Eridani

Flamsteed designation 32 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24555

SAO Catalogue SAO130806

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 631

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2850

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