λ-Eri (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , λ-Eri will become visible at around 20:25 (EDT), 23° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 30 minutes after the Sun at 22:48.
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Name
λ-Eri
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h09m08s [4] |
| Declination: | −08°45'14" [4] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.23 (V) [2] 4.00 (BT) [2] 4.21 (VT) [2] 4.24 (G) [4] 4.12 (BP) [4] 4.39 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 275.8 parsec 899.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.18 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 2.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 142.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.97 |
Sources