ι Eridani (iota Eridani)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -62.09°
Az: 280.26°
Direction: West
ι Eridani is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Eridanus.
ι Eridani visual magnitude is 4.11. Because of its moderate brightness, ι Eridani 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.
DSS2 image of ι Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Eridani during the next
1000 years (2.30 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.53 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for ι Eridani (iota Eridani).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for ι Eridani (iota Eridani).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ι Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ι Eridani.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ι Eridani is distant 145.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ι Eridani (iota Eridani) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK