Keid (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Keid is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 9° below the horizon at dusk.
|
Name
Keid
|
Object type
Star
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h15m17s [2] |
| Declination: | -07°38'40" [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.43 (V) [2] |
| Distance: | 5.0 parsec 16.2 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.82 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 4.09 arcsec/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 213.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 5.94 |
Sources