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ε Doradus (epsilon Doradus)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -72.68°   Az: 201.17°   Direction: South-South-West

ε Doradus is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Dorado.

ε Doradus visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, ε Doradus 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.

Image of ε Doradus (epsilon Doradus) star
DSS2 image of ε Doradus. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Doradus during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 49m 52s
-66° 53’ 42”
10h 56m 25s
16h 46m 17s

J2000

05h 49m 53s
-66° 54’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

276.8°
-30.8°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ε Doradus (epsilon Doradus) star
Simplified finder chart for ε Doradus (epsilon Doradus).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.11
Main-sequence

-0.87
B6V
12293K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Doradus is distant 511.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

156.99
511.77
16 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/y
0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

ε Doradus
(epsilon Doradus)
SAO249368
SAO249368

Visibility from Your Location

ε Doradus (epsilon Doradus) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK