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Other stars in Eridanus
- Achernar
- Cursa
- Zaurak
- Acamar
- δ Eridani
- υ4 Eridani
- φ Eridani
- τ4 Eridani
- χ Eridani
- Ran
- Theemin
- Sceptrum
- Azha
- ν Eridani
- Beemim
- μ Eridani
- Beid
- τ3 Eridani
- ι Eridani
- HR1195
- τ6 Eridani
- κ Eridani
- HR1008
- λ Eridani
- τ5 Eridani
- 54 Eridani
- θ2 Eridani
- ω Eridani
- π Eridani
- Keid
- τ1 Eridani
- υ1 Eridani
- HR1106
- HR1143
- τ8 Eridani
- τ9 Eridani
- HR1190
- 17 Eridani
- HR789
- Angetenar
- 32 Eridani
- 64 Eridani
- Zibal
- ψ Eridani
- 39 Eridani
- 15 Eridani
- 45 Eridani
- HR1483
- 60 Eridani
- HR520
- HR1214
- 47 Eridani
- 66 Eridani
- 68 Eridani
- HR875
- ξ Eridani
- HR892
- 20 Eridani
- 51 Eridani
- τ7 Eridani
- 24 Eridani
- HR1452
- ρ3 Eridani
- HR935
- 35 Eridani
- ρ2 Eridani
- HR1288
- HR1249
- HR1367
- 63 Eridani
- HR1189
- 37 Eridani
- HR1487
- 4 Eridani
- 30 Eridani
- 58 Eridani
- 62 Eridani
- HR1016
- HR506
- HR1513
- 22 Eridani
- 25 Eridani
- 5 Eridani
- HR1098
- HR1495
- HR1275
- HR1062
- HR1423
- HR1139
- HR1235
- HR1265
- HR1293
- HR1579
- HR1219
- HR997
- HR1581
- HR1521
- 46 Eridani
- HR1050
- ρ1 Eridani
- HR487
- 59 Eridani
- HR1536
- HR1671
- HR1075
- HR1300
- HR1441
- HR1187
- HR929
- HR1384
- HR912
- HR1232
- 6 Eridani
- HR1108
- HR1363
- HR1625
- HR1366
- 56 Eridani
- HR1182
- HR701
- HR1246
- HR968
- HR1332
- HR862
- HR1439
- HR1421
- 21 Eridani
- HR1060
- HR1345
- HR1217
- HR1374
- HR857
- HR955
- HR1447
- HR1353
- HR1450
- HR807
- HR1488
- HR573
- HR1410
- 7 Eridani
- HR637
- HR1076
- HR1461
- HR1267
- HR895
- 14 Eridani
- HR1595
- HR983
- HR1525
- HR1225
- HR913
- HR1117
- HR1024
- HR1186
- HR1438
- HR1614
- HR1206
- HR1116
- HR1431
- HR1091
- HR1545
- HR1272
- HR957
- HR1362
- HR1476
- HR1049
- HR859
- HR1120
- HR1462
- HR1274
- HR814
- HR853
- HR1359
- HR1460
- HR953
- HR1386
- HR1263
- HR1299
- HR1312
- HR1157
- HR1258
- HR827
- HR1125
- HR826
- HR1398
- HR1128
- 55 Eridani
- HR822
- HR1200
- HR832
68 Eridani
68 Eridani is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Eridanus.
68 Eridani visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its reltive faintness, 68 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 68 Eridani:
68 Eridani is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -39.4°
Azimuth: 29.4°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 68 Eridani
68 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 68 Eridani are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 68 Eridani in the sky:
Visibility of 68 Eridani from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 68 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 68 Eridani
The image below is a photograph of 68 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 68 Eridani is 0.044 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 68 Eridani from the Sun and relative movement
68 Eridani is distant 81.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 68 Eridani
68 Eridani belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 68 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
