Star profile
68 Eridani
What is 68 Eridani
68 Eridani is an F2V main-sequence star roughly 83 light-years away —one of the closest in this batch. It burns hotter than the Sun, with an effective temperature near 6,280 K, and appears in the Gliese catalogue of nearby stars as Gliese 189.2. Visible to the unaided eye under dark skies, it drifts across the sands of Eridanus, the River that meanders south from the feet of Orion.
Where it is and when to see it
68 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 34° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 45° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 61° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 86° N.
It ranks no. 51 in brightness among the 129 stars of Eridanus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Achernar, the brightest: it lies about 67° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 83 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 68 Eridani
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.11
- Distance
- 83.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 77.182° · Dec -4.456°
- Catalogue
- HIP 23941 · HD 33256
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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
- 60 Eridani5.03
- HIP 82415.04
- HIP 182135.11
- 66 Eridani5.12
- HIP 137175.16