Azha - η Eridani (eta Eridani)

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:33 | Tran: 9:46 | Set: 15:00

Alt: -36.91° Az: 50.46° Direction: South-South-West

Azha, also designated as η Eridani (eta Eridani), is a variable giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Eridanus.

Azha visual magnitude is 3.89. Because of its moderate brightness, Azha 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 Azha - η Eridani (eta Eridani) star

DSS2 image of Azha. The red arrow shows the motion of Azha during the next 1000 years (1.32 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 57m 40s

Declination -08° 47’ 47”

Hour Angle 14h 34m 25s

Sidereal Time 17h 32m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 56m 25s

Declination -08° 53’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 187.15°

Galactic Latitude -55.31°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Azha - η Eridani (eta Eridani).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.83

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Azha is distant 133.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 40.83

Distance (light year) 133.12

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.079 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.22"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Azha

Bayer designation η Eridani
(eta Eridani)

Flamsteed designation 3 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18322

SAO Catalogue SAO130197

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13701

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 553

FK5 Catalogue 104

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 988

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 98.8° RISE 4:33

Max altitude: 29.7° TRANSIT 9:46

Azimuth: 261.2° SET 15:00

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus