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κ Eridani (kappa Eridani)

Altitude: -9.2°   Azimuth: 181.1°   Direction: South

κ Eridani is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

κ Eridani visual magnitude is 4.25. Because of its moderate brightness, κ Eridani 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 κ Eridani:

4.25
Sub-giant

κ Eridani (kappa Eridani) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -9.2°
Azimuth: 181.1°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of κ Eridani

κ Eridani 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 κ Eridani are provided in the following table:

02h 26m 59s
-47° 42’ 14”
267.12°
-62.24°
Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of κ Eridani in the sky:

Finder chart κ Eridani (kappa Eridani) star
Simplified finder chart for κ Eridani (kappa Eridani).

Visibility of κ Eridani from your location

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

κ Eridani (kappa Eridani) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of κ Eridani

The image below is a photograph of κ Eridani 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 κ Eridani is 0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of κ Eridani (kappa Eridani) star
DSS2 image of κ Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Eridani during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of κ Eridani from the Sun and relative movement

κ Eridani is distant 528.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

162.07 pc
528.36 ly
28 km/s
0.023 arcsec/year
-0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of κ Eridani

κ Eridani belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-1.80
B5IV
12293K

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

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

Alternative designations of κ Eridani

κ Eridani
(kappa Eridani)
SAO215906
SAO215906