63 Eridani

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:24 | Tran: 14:30 | Set: 19:36

Alt: 27.57° Az: 192.21° Direction: South-South-West

63 Eridani is a main-sequence star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Eridanus.

63 Eridani visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its faintness, 63 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 63 Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of 63 Eridani during the next 1000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.25 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 01m 02s

Declination -10° 13’ 37”

Hour Angle 00h 43m 55s

Sidereal Time 05h 44m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 59m 50s

Declination -10° 15’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 209.55°

Galactic Latitude -29.41°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.38

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.69

Spectral Type G4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.8

Temperature 5281K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 63 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 63 Eridani. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

63 Eridani is distant 178.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 54.67

Distance (light year) 178.24

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.135"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 63 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD32008

SAO Catalogue SAO150060

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23221

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 1066

FK5 Catalogue 2375

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 63 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.2° RISE 9:24

Max altitude: 28.3° TRANSIT 14:30

Azimuth: 259.8° SET 19:36

Set Location

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