60 Eridani
60 Eridani is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Eridanus.
60 Eridani visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its reltive faintness, 60 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 60 Eridani:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 60 Eridani
60 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 60 Eridani are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 60 Eridani in the sky:
Visibility of 60 Eridani from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 60 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 60 Eridani
The image below is a photograph of 60 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 60 Eridani is 0.041 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.054 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 60 Eridani from the Sun and relative movement
60 Eridani is distant 243.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 60 Eridani
60 Eridani belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 60 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
