59 Eridani

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

59 Eridani visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its reltive faintness, 59 Eridani should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 59 Eridani:

Color of 59 Eridani ⬤

Magnitude of 59 Eridani 5.77

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 59 Eridani is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 16°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 59 Eridani

59 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 59 Eridani are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 48m 32s

Declination J2000 -16° 19’ 45”

Galactic Longitude 214.78°

Galactic Latitude -34.37°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 59 Eridani in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 59 Eridani.

Visibility of 59 Eridani from your location

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

Today's 59 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.3° RISE 12:24

Max altitude: 22.2° TRANSIT 16:56

Azimuth: 253.7° SET 21:28

RIGHT NOW 59 Eridani is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 59 Eridani

The image below is a photograph of 59 Eridani from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 59 Eridani is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.036 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 59 Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of 59 Eridani during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 59 Eridani from the Sun and relative movement

59 Eridani is distant 135.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.56 pc

Distance (light year) 135.49 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.036 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 59 Eridani

59 Eridani belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.68

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.55

Temperature of 59 Eridani 6170K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 59 Eridani. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 59 Eridani

Flamsteed designation 59 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30606

SAO Catalogue SAO149901

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22325

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 956

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