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Theemin - υ2 Eridani (upsilon2 Eridani)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:25 | Tran: 6:13 | Set: 9:01
Alt: -62.67°   Az: 310.94°   Direction: North-West

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

04h 36m 30s
-30° 30’ 46”
10h 25m 03s
15h 01m 34s

J2000

04h 35m 33s
-30° 33’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

231.01°
-41.31°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Theemin - υ2 Eridani (upsilon2 Eridani) star
Simplified finder chart for Theemin - υ2 Eridani (upsilon2 Eridani).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.82
Giant

-0.21
G8III
4791K

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

HR 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.

64.02
208.71
-4 km/s
-0.045 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Theemin
υ2 Eridani
(upsilon2 Eridani)
SAO195148
SAO195148

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°
Max altitude: 8.0°
Azimuth: 239.5°