τ6 Eridani (tau6 Eridani)

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:33 | Tran: 13:21 | Set: 17:10

Alt: -11.59° Az: 112.78° Direction: East-South-East

τ6 Eridani is a giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Eridanus.

τ6 Eridani visual magnitude is 4.23. Because of its moderate brightness, τ6 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 τ6 Eridani. The red arrow shows the motion of τ6 Eridani during the next 1000 years (-2.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.82 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 47m 56s

Declination -23° 10’ 21”

Hour Angle 18h 43m 02s

Sidereal Time 22h 30m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 46m 50s

Declination -23° 14’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 217.34°

Galactic Latitude -50.32°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.23

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.96

Spectral Type F3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where τ6 Eridani is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of τ6 Eridani. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

τ6 Eridani is distant 58.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 17.92

Distance (light year) 58.43

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.158 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.529"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation τ6 Eridani
(tau6 Eridani)

Flamsteed designation 27 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23754

SAO Catalogue SAO168827

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17651

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-23 1565

Gliese Catalogue Gl 155

FK5 Catalogue 140

Visibility from Your Location

Today's τ6 Eridani (tau6 Eridani) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.2° RISE 9:33

Max altitude: 15.3° TRANSIT 13:21

Azimuth: 246.8° SET 17:10

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus