Theemin - υ2 Eridani (upsilon2 Eridani)

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:06 | Tran: 13:54 | Set: 16:42

Alt: -18.24° Az: 116.38° Direction: East-South-East

Theemin, also designated as υ2 Eridani (upsilon2 Eridani), is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Eridanus.

Theemin visual magnitude is 3.82. Because of its moderate brightness, Theemin 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 Theemin - υ2 Eridani (upsilon2 Eridani) star

DSS2 image of Theemin. The red arrow shows the motion of Theemin during the next 10000 years (-7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 36m 32s

Declination -30° 30’ 41”

Hour Angle 18h 36m 06s

Sidereal Time 23h 12m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 35m 33s

Declination -30° 33’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 231.01°

Galactic Latitude -41.31°

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Finder chart for Theemin - υ2 Eridani (upsilon2 Eridani).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.82

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.21

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Theemin is distant 208.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 64.02

Distance (light year) 208.71

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.045 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Theemin

Bayer designation υ2 Eridani
(upsilon2 Eridani)

Flamsteed designation 52 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29291

SAO Catalogue SAO195148

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21393

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 1901

FK5 Catalogue 170

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Theemin - υ2 Eridani (upsilon2 Eridani) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.5° RISE 11:06

Max altitude: 8.0° TRANSIT 13:54

Azimuth: 239.5° SET 16:42

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus