Star profile
37 Eridani
What is 37 Eridani
37 Eridani shines with the familiar yellow light of a G-class star, about 350 light-years away in the long course of the river Eridanus. Its temperature is comparable to the Sun s, yet its distance and brightness suggest a more evolved body, larger than our own. The light reaching us tonight left around 1670, while Newton was developing his first optical theories.
Where it is and when to see it
37 Eridani lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is November, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 32° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 42° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 63° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 83° N.
It ranks no. 70 in brightness among the 129 stars of Eridanus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Achernar, the brightest: it lies about 58° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 350 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 37 Eridani
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.44
- Distance
- 351.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 62.594° · Dec -6.924°
- Catalogue
- HIP 19483 · HD 26409
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Other stars in Eridanus
Eridanus has 129 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AchernarAlpha Eridani0.45
- CursaBeta Eridani2.78
- AcamarTheta 1 Eridani2.88
- HIP 202645.38
- 63 Eridani5.39
- 4 Eridani5.44
- HIP 193985.45
- HIP 216855.46