ω Eridani (omega Eridani)

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:19 | Tran: 11:50 | Set: 17:21

Alt: -43.92° Az: 1.45° Direction: South-West

ω Eridani is a giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Eridanus.

ω Eridani visual magnitude is 4.39. Because of its moderate brightness, ω 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 ω Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Eridani during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 54m 08s

Declination -05° 24’ 43”

Hour Angle 12h 04m 12s

Sidereal Time 16h 58m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 52m 53s

Declination -05° 27’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 203.75°

Galactic Latitude -28.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω Eridani (omega Eridani).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.39

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.18

Spectral Type F4III

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature 7795K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω Eridani is distant 226.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.49

Distance (light year) 226.55

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ω Eridani
(omega Eridani)

Flamsteed designation 61 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31109

SAO Catalogue SAO131568

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22701

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 1068

FK5 Catalogue 2366

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω Eridani (omega Eridani) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.4° RISE 6:19

Max altitude: 33.1° TRANSIT 11:50

Azimuth: 264.6° SET 17:21

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus