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φ Eridani (phi Eridani)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -61.33°   Az: 108.54°   Direction: East-South-East

φ Eridani is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Eridanus.

φ Eridani visual magnitude is 3.56. Because of its moderate brightness, φ 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.

Image of φ Eridani (phi Eridani) star
DSS2 image of φ Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Eridani during the next 1000 years (1.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.45 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 17m 24s
-51° 23’ 47”
15h 07m 13s
17h 24m 38s

J2000

02h 16m 30s
-51° 30’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

275.35°
-60.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ Eridani (phi Eridani).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.56
Main-sequence

0.18
B8V
11920K

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

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

Star System Properties

φ Eridani is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the φ Eridani double sysyem:

3.56
8.56
5
87.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Eridani is distant 154.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

47.48
154.80
10 km/s
0.096 arcsec/y
-0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

φ Eridani
(phi Eridani)
SAO232696
SAO232696

Visibility from Your Location

φ Eridani (phi Eridani) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK