ψ Eridani (psi Eridani)

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:37 | Tran: 11:59 | Set: 17:21

Alt: -45.40° Az: 351.74° Direction: South

ψ Eridani is a main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Eridanus.

ψ Eridani visual magnitude is 4.81. Because of its moderate brightness, ψ 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 ψ Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ Eridani during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 02m 40s

Declination -07° 08’ 18”

Hour Angle 11h 36m 39s

Sidereal Time 16h 39m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 01m 26s

Declination -07° 10’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.59°

Galactic Latitude -27.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ Eridani (psi Eridani).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.81

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -2.53

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature 13348K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ Eridani is distant 956.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 293.26

Distance (light year) 956.01

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ψ Eridani
(psi Eridani)

Flamsteed designation 65 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD32249

SAO Catalogue SAO131700

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23364

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 948

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 97.1° RISE 6:37

Max altitude: 31.4° TRANSIT 11:59

Azimuth: 262.9° SET 17:21

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus