ρ3 Eridani (rho3 Eridani)

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:28 | Tran: 2:52 | Set: 8:12

Alt: -1.90° Az: 99.69° Direction: East

ρ3 Eridani is a main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Eridanus.

ρ3 Eridani visual magnitude is 5.26. Because of its faintness, ρ3 Eridani is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of ρ3 Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ3 Eridani during the next 10000 years (9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 05m 29s

Declination -07° 30’ 19”

Hour Angle 18h 25m 42s

Sideral Time 21h 31m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 04m 16s

Declination -07° 36’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 187.3°

Galactic Latitude -52.98°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ρ3 Eridani (rho3 Eridani).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.26

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.09

Spectral Type A8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ρ3 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ρ3 Eridani. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ3 Eridani is distant 140.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.07

Distance (light year) 140.40

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ3 Eridani
(rho3 Eridani)

Flamsteed designation 10 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD19107

SAO Catalogue SAO130269

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14293

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 572

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ρ3 Eridani (rho3 Eridani) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.5° RISE 21:28

Max altitude: 31.0° TRANSIT 2:52

Azimuth: 262.5° SET 8:12

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus