6 Eridani

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:57 | Tran: 9:44 | Set: 13:30

Alt: -22.45° Az: 100.01° Direction: South

6 Eridani is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Eridanus.

6 Eridani visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, 6 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 6 Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Eridani during the next 10000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 59m 13s

Declination -23° 30’ 18”

Hour Angle 17h 31m 53s

Sidereal Time 20h 31m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 58m 05s

Declination -23° 36’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 213.02°

Galactic Latitude -61.25°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.67

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.33

Temperature 4069K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Eridani. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Eridani is distant 653.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 200.40

Distance (light year) 653.31

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.06 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.05"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18535

SAO Catalogue SAO168191

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13835

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 1343

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 6 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.5° RISE 5:57

Max altitude: 15.0° TRANSIT 9:44

Azimuth: 246.5° SET 13:30

Set Location

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