μ-Eri (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , μ-Eri will become visible at around 20:25 (EDT), 24° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 26 minutes after the Sun at 22:44.
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Name
μ-Eri
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h45m30s [6] |
| Declination: | −03°15'16" [6] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 4.02 (V) [3] 3.84 (BT) [2] 3.99 (VT) [2] 4.01 (G) [6] 3.92 (BP) [6] 4.09 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 172.0 parsec 560.9 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.13 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 19.8 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 130.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.16 |
Sources