Star profile
63 Eridani
What is 63 Eridani
63 Eridani is a G-type star 176 light-years away, similar to the Sun in colour but more mature and luminous. It lives in Eridanus, the long celestial river that winds from Orion down toward the southern sky. Its yellowish light crosses a region rich in faint stars that few know how to recognise outside the southern hemisphere.
Where it is and when to see it
63 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 December, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 28° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 39° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 66° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 80° N.
It ranks no. 68 in brightness among the 129 stars of Eridanus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Achernar, the brightest: it lies about 61° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 180 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 63 Eridani
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.39
- Distance
- 176.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 74.960° · Dec -10.263°
- Catalogue
- HIP 23221 · HD 32008
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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
- Rho 2 Eridani5.32
- HIP 188595.38
- HIP 202645.38
- 4 Eridani5.44
- 37 Eridani5.44