κ Eridani (kappa Eridani)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -45.41°
Az: 114.48°
Direction: East-South-East
κ Eridani is a sub-giant star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Eridanus.
κ Eridani visual magnitude is 4.25. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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 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);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for κ Eridani (kappa Eridani).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for κ Eridani (kappa Eridani).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of κ Eridani.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
κ Eridani (kappa Eridani) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK