58 Eridani

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:12 | Tran: 11:41 | Set: 16:10

Alt: 12.83° Az: 220.13° Direction: South

58 Eridani is a main-sequence star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Eridanus.

58 Eridani visual magnitude is 5.51. Because of its faintness, 58 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 58 Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of 58 Eridani during the next 1000 years (2.22 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 48m 44s

Declination -16° 53’ 26”

Hour Angle 02h 44m 13s

Sidereal Time 07h 32m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 47m 36s

Declination -16° 56’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 215.37°

Galactic Latitude -34.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.51

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.89

Spectral Type G2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.63

Temperature 5853K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 58 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 58 Eridani. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

58 Eridani is distant 43.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 13.32

Distance (light year) 43.41

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.133 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.17"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 58 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30495

SAO Catalogue SAO149888

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22263

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 954

Gliese Catalogue Gl 177

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 58 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.9° RISE 7:12

Max altitude: 21.6° TRANSIT 11:41

Azimuth: 253.1° SET 16:10

Set Location

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