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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:54 
Transit: 11:52 
Sunset: 15:50
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55 Eridani

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:14 | Tran: 23:28 | Set: 4:45
Alt: -47.02°   Az: 351.86°   Direction: North

55 Eridani is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Eridanus.

55 Eridani visual magnitude is 6.7. Because of its faintness, 55 Eridani is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of 55 Eridani star
DSS2 image of 55 Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of 55 Eridani during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 44m 46s
-08° 45’ 03”
11h 37m 34s
16h 22m 21s

J2000

04h 43m 35s
-08° 47’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

205.96°
-32.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 55 Eridani.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.7
Giant

G8III
4943K

Star System Properties

55 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 55 Eridani double sysyem:

6.7
6.8
0.1
9.3 arcsec

Alternative Designations

SAO131443
SAO131443

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 55 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.8°
Max altitude: 29.8°
Azimuth: 261.2°