56 Eridani

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:22 | Tran: 11:37 | Set: 16:53

Alt: 19.96° Az: 224.97° Direction: South

56 Eridani is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Eridanus.

56 Eridani visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, 56 Eridani is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 56 Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of 56 Eridani during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 45m 18s

Declination -08° 27’ 28”

Hour Angle 02h 48m 44s

Sidereal Time 07h 34m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 44m 05s

Declination -08° 30’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 205.72°

Galactic Latitude -32.12°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -2.17

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 56 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 56 Eridani. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

56 Eridani is distant 1,341.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 411.52

Distance (light year) 1,341.56

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 56 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30076

SAO Catalogue SAO131451

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22024

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 929

FK5 Catalogue 1131

General Catalogue of Variable Stars DX Eri

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 56 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.5° RISE 6:22

Max altitude: 30.1° TRANSIT 11:37

Azimuth: 261.5° SET 16:53

Set Location

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