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Acamar - θ1 Eridani (theta1 Eridani)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -66.78°   Az: 287.42°   Direction: West-North-West

Acamar, also designated as θ1 Eridani (theta1 Eridani), is a variable and double giant star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Eridanus.

Acamar visual magnitude is 3.24. Because of its moderate brightness, Acamar is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Acamar - θ1 Eridani (theta1 Eridani) star
DSS2 image of Acamar. The red arrow shows the motion of Acamar during the next 10000 years (-7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 59m 12s
-40° 12’ 18”
10h 01m 57s
13h 01m 10s

J2000

02h 58m 15s
-40° 18’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

247.86°
-60.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Acamar - θ1 Eridani (theta1 Eridani).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.24
Giant

-0.23
A4III
8658K

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

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of Acamar. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

Acamar is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Acamar double sysyem:

3.24
4.34
1.1
8.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Acamar is distant 161.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

49.46
161.23
12 km/s
-0.045 arcsec/y
0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Acamar
θ1 Eridani
(theta1 Eridani)
SAO216113
SAO216113

Visibility from Your Location

Acamar - θ1 Eridani (theta1 Eridani) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK