Star profile
Keid
Omicron 2 Eridani · Eridanus
Nearby starWhat is Keid
Keid is one of our neighbours, only 16 light years away along the river of Eridanus, among the closest naked-eye stars to the Sun in the catalogue. An orange K-class dwarf, it shares a system with a white dwarf and a red dwarf, forming an exceptional stellar trio. Science fiction has adopted it more than once: in a Frank Herbert novel it even hosts an inhabited planet.
Where it is and when to see it
Keid 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 31° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 42° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 64° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 82° N.
It ranks no. 30 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 16 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Keid
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.43
- Distance
- 16.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 63.818° · Dec -7.653°
- Catalogue
- HIP 19849 · HD 26965
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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
- 54 Eridani4.32
- Omega Eridani4.36
- Pi Eridani4.43
- 32 Eridani4.46
- Tau 1 Eridani4.47