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.

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

Right Ascension 04h 44m 46s

Declination -08° 45’ 03”

Hour Angle 11h 37m 34s

Sidereal Time 16h 22m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 43m 35s

Declination -08° 47’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 205.96°

Galactic Latitude -32.37°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.7

Class Giant

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature 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:

Main star magnitude 6.7

Secondary star magnitude 6.8

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 9.3 arcsec

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 55 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30021

SAO Catalogue SAO131443

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 970

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3409

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° RISE 18:14

Max altitude: 29.8° TRANSIT 23:28

Azimuth: 261.2° SET 4:45

Set Location

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