τ²-Eri (Star)

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Image of τ²-Eri
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , τ²-Eri is visible between 23:40 and 04:26. It will become accessible at around 23:40, when it rises to an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:03, 27° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:26 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.

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Name τ²-Eri
Object type Star
Other names
τ²-Eri
Tau2 Eridani
2-Eri
2 Eridani
HR 850[1]
HD 17824
HIP 13288[3]
TYC 5870-1028-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:02h51m02s [2]
Declination:−21°00'14" [2]
Constellation:Eridanus
Magnitude:4.78 (V) [2]
5.92 (BT) [2]
4.87 (VT) [2]
Distance:57.3 parsec
186.8 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.89
Proper motion (speed):41.7 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):247.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.99
Visibility from Fairfield

All times shown in Fairfield local time.

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