Beemim - 43 Eridani

Beemim, also designated as 43 Eridani , is a giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

Beemim visual magnitude is 3.96. Because of its moderate brightness, Beemim should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about Beemim:

Color of Beemim ⬤

Magnitude of Beemim 3.96

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW Beemim - 43 Eridani is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Beemim

Beemim is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of Beemim are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 24m 02s

Declination J2000 -34° 01’ 00”

Galactic Longitude 235.17°

Galactic Latitude -44.23°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Beemim in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for Beemim - 43 Eridani.

Visibility of Beemim from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's Beemim - 43 Eridani rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.0° RISE 10:29

Max altitude: 4.5° TRANSIT 12:37

Azimuth: 236.0° SET 14:44

RIGHT NOW Beemim - 43 Eridani is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of Beemim

The image below is a photograph of Beemim 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 Beemim is 0.069 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.051 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of Beemim. The red arrow shows the motion of Beemim during the next 10000 years (11.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of Beemim from the Sun and relative movement

Beemim is distant 272.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 83.68 pc

Distance (light year) 272.80 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.069 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.051 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Beemim

Beemim belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.65

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature of Beemim 3809K

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

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

Alternative designations of Beemim

Proper Name Beemim

Flamsteed designation 43 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28028

SAO Catalogue SAO194984

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20535

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 1664

FK5 Catalogue 1121

In Evidence

Other stars in Eridanus