Star profile

Beemim

43 Eridani · Eridanus

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is Beemim

Beemim flows along the long course of Eridanus, the celestial river that meanders through the southern hemisphere. An orange giant 296 light-years away, it is a modest light within an enormous constellation that the Greeks tied to the Po, the Nile, or any great river depending on the storyteller. Its name carries Hebrew echoes and was added late to the official nomenclature, a reminder that the sky is still being named.

Where it is and when to see it

Beemim 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 4° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 15° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 90° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 56° N.

It ranks no. 15 in brightness among the 129 stars of Eridanus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Achernar, the brightest: it lies about 36° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 300 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Beemim

Constellation: Eridanus
Apparent magnitude: 3.97
Distance: 296.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 66.009° · Dec -34.017°
Catalogue: HIP 20535 · HD 28028

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Other stars in Eridanus

Eridanus has 129 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 129 stars in Eridanus