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35 Eridani

Altitude: -2.0°   Azimuth: 90.0°   Direction: East

35 Eridani is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Eridanus.

35 Eridani visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its reltive faintness, 35 Eridani should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 35 Eridani is 0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 35 Eridani star
DSS2 image of 35 Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of 35 Eridani during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 35 Eridani

5.28
Main-sequence

35 Eridani is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -2.0°
Azimuth: 90.0°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 35 Eridani

35 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 35 Eridani are provided in the following table:

04h 01m 32s
-01° 32’ 58”
191.88°
-37.81°
Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 35 Eridani in the sky:

Finder chart 35 Eridani star
Simplified finder chart for 35 Eridani.

Visibility of 35 Eridani from your location

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

Today's 35 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.5°
Max altitude: 37.0°
Azimuth: 268.5°

Distance of 35 Eridani from the Sun and relative movement

35 Eridani is distant 452.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

138.89 pc
452.78 ly
17 km/s
0.025 arcsec/year
-0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 35 Eridani

35 Eridani belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.43
B5V
12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 35 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 35 Eridani. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 35 Eridani

SAO130878
SAO130878