τ^8-Eri (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , τ^8-Eri is visible between 21:47 and 01:32. It will become accessible at around 21:47, when it rises to an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:40, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:32 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
τ^8-Eri
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 03h53m42s [4] |
| Declination: | −24°36'44" [4] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.62 (V) [2] 4.47 (BT) [2] 4.60 (VT) [2] 4.60 (G) [4] 4.54 (BP) [4] 4.70 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 100.4 parsec 327.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.12 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 30.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 102.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.39 |
Sources