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π Eridani (pi Eridani)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 19:52 | Tran: 0:52 | Set: 5:48
Alt: -10.62°   Az: 96.02°   Direction: East

π Eridani is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Eridanus.

π Eridani visual magnitude is 4.42. Because of its moderate brightness, π 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 π Eridani (pi Eridani) star
DSS2 image of π Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of π Eridani during the next 10000 years (8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 47m 18s
-12° 01’ 32”
17h 52m 00s
21h 39m 19s

J2000

03h 46m 08s
-12° 06’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

201.55°
-46.47°

Finder Chart

Finder chart π Eridani (pi Eridani) star
Simplified finder chart for π Eridani (pi Eridani).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.42
Giant

-1.50
M2III
3608K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Eridani is distant 496.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

152.44
496.95
46 km/s
0.048 arcsec/y
0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

π Eridani
(pi Eridani)
SAO149158
SAO149158

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 102.0°
Max altitude: 26.5°
Azimuth: 258.0°