6-Eri (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , 6-Eri will become visible at around 18:33 (PST), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:08.
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Name
6-Eri
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 02h58m05s [4] |
| Declination: | −23°36'20" [4] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 5.82 (V) [2] 7.56 (BT) [2] 5.96 (VT) [2] 5.37 (G) [4] 6.07 (BP) [4] 4.56 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 199.2 parsec 649.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.35 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 87.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 53.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.68 |
Sources