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Observation of the Eridanus constellation

Visualize in real time the position of the Eridanus constellation in the sky.

General presentation

The constellation of Eridanus is one of the longest constellations in the sky, visible mainly in autumn and winter. It stretches from the region of Orion to the southern sky where Achernar is its brightest star.

Shape of the Eridanus constellation

The constellation of Eridanus draws a long sinuous line of stars evoking a river that winds through the sky. This succession of curves constitutes one of the most extensive forms among the constellations.

Stars of the Eridanus constellation

StarMagnitudeDistanceEquatorial position J2000Current Equatorial PositionCurrent Horizontal Position at MarseilleLink
Cursa2.7989 light yearsRight ascension :
5ʰ7ᵐ50.99ˢ
Declination : -5°5'50.99″		Right ascension :
5ʰ9ᵐ9.7167152116ˢ
Declination :
-5°2′57.5476856709″		Azimut :
9.517090826211348°
Altitude :
41.22018437712708°
Mu Eridani4520 light yearsRight ascension :
4ʰ45ᵐ30.15038ˢ
Declination : -3°15'30.15038″		Right ascension :
4ʰ46ᵐ50.2820602312ˢ
Declination :
-3°12′10.7895935515″		Azimut :
17.280759039558006°
Altitude :
42.10013044485746°
Nu Eridani3.93675 light yearsRight ascension :
4ʰ36ᵐ19.14144ˢ
Declination : -3°21'19.14144″		Right ascension :
4ʰ37ᵐ39.3117830009ˢ
Declination :
-3°17′43.0374248337″		Azimut :
20.240158638997467°
Altitude :
41.47297697607811°
Beid4.04122 light yearsRight ascension :
4ʰ11ᵐ51.93956ˢ
Declination : -6°50'51.93956″		Right ascension :
4ʰ13ᵐ10.5480382896ˢ
Declination :
-6°45′55.9798458195″		Azimut :
26.450806046446086°
Altitude :
36.38312210834505°
Zaurak2.88203 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ58ᵐ1.767ˢ
Declination : -13°30'1.767″		Right ascension :
3ʰ59ᵐ16.5462644984ˢ
Declination :
-13°25′39.5915866993″		Azimut :
27.61539461430314°
Altitude :
28.959125071516013°
Pi Eridani4.38480 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ46ᵐ8.536ˢ
Declination : -12°6'8.536″		Right ascension :
3ʰ47ᵐ24.6964871369ˢ
Declination :
-12°0′51.7848209278″		Azimut :
31.288631083077757°
Altitude :
29.212668872217282°
Rana3.5429.49 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ43ᵐ14.9ˢ
Declination : -9°45'14.9″		Right ascension :
3ʰ44ᵐ33.5900206246ˢ
Declination :
-9°40′33.4870061094″		Azimut :
33.100305349487684°
Altitude :
31.084743727018942°
Ran3.7310.489 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ32ᵐ55.845ˢ
Declination : -9°27'55.845″		Right ascension :
3ʰ34ᵐ13.6249519845ˢ
Declination :
-9°22′19.3416839762″		Azimut :
35.93921535828776°
Altitude :
30.29538117312683°
Zibal4.8115 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ15ᵐ50.02537ˢ
Declination : -8°49'50.02537″		Right ascension :
3ʰ17ᵐ8.5424050671ˢ
Declination :
-8°43′3.7213925022″		Azimut :
40.60058596737477°
Altitude :
28.952188036708147°
Azha3.87137 light yearsRight ascension :
2ʰ56ᵐ25.65ˢ
Declination : -8°53'25.65″		Right ascension :
2ʰ57ᵐ44.0964801576ˢ
Declination :
-8°47′11.2285121637″		Azimut :
45.24895011676364°
Altitude :
26.487550319575792°
Tau1 Eridani4.4646.6 light yearsRight ascension :
2ʰ45ᵐ6.1988ˢ
Declination : -18°34'6.1988″		Right ascension :
2ʰ46ᵐ21.2238571307ˢ
Declination :
-18°27′11.9186569164″		Azimut :
42.388088405828206°
Altitude :
16.790795301798283°
Tau3 Eridani4.188.6 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ2ᵐ23.499ˢ
Declination : -23°37'23.499″		Right ascension :
3ʰ3ᵐ35.0183341281ˢ
Declination :
-23°30′57.818228175″		Azimut :
36.16483166420942°
Altitude :
14.369207388597312°
Tau5 Eridani4.26293 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ33ᵐ47.276ˢ
Declination : -21°37'47.276″		Right ascension :
3ʰ34ᵐ58.4033043672ˢ
Declination :
-21°32′18.3466632071″		Azimut :
30.22534418512878°
Altitude :
19.282466805188886°
Tau8 Eridani4.63380 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ53ᵐ42.703ˢ
Declination : -24°36'42.703″		Right ascension :
3ʰ54ᵐ51.1784851865ˢ
Declination :
-24°31′41.9391064554″		Azimut :
24.57925932467263°
Altitude :
18.160787784201347°
Tau9 Eridani4.63327 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ59ᵐ55.484ˢ
Declination : -24°0'55.484″		Right ascension :
4ʰ1ᵐ4.1169969554ˢ
Declination :
-23°56′9.4483875063″		Azimut :
23.367170335258066°
Altitude :
19.1806754134603°
Theemin4.51127 light yearsRight ascension :
4ʰ33ᵐ30.552ˢ
Declination : -29°45'30.552″		Right ascension :
4ʰ34ᵐ33.2203735768ˢ
Declination :
-29°42′23.4493031926″		Azimut :
14.233154904752505°
Altitude :
15.566509296213974°
Acamar3.24161 light yearsRight ascension :
2ʰ58ᵐ15.675ˢ
Declination : -40°18'15.675″		Right ascension :
2ʰ59ᵐ17.4261894962ˢ
Declination :
-40°11′33.6359613255″		Azimut :
29.168319207693482°
Altitude :
-0.8279431803753474°
Iota Eridani4.11151 light yearsRight ascension :
4ʰ40ᵐ40.035ˢ
Declination : -39°51'40.035″		Right ascension :
4ʰ41ᵐ34.1248586976ˢ
Declination :
-39°47′53.5756589959″		Azimut :
10.82407056788542°
Altitude :
5.937512650257694°
Kappa Eridani4.25510 light yearsRight ascension :
2ʰ26ᵐ59.122ˢ
Declination : -47°42'59.122″		Right ascension :
2ʰ27ᵐ59.0151077255ˢ
Declination :
-47°34′40.2161744198″		Azimut :
30.319715875017604°
Altitude :
-10.039872720386356°
Phi Eridani3.55153.7 light yearsRight ascension :
2ʰ16ᵐ30.58563ˢ
Declination : -51°30'30.58563″		Right ascension :
2ʰ17ᵐ28.9450184164ˢ
Declination :
-51°22′52.822708433″		Azimut :
29.5859877369196°
Altitude :
-14.145456000636786°
Chi Eridani3.757.4 light yearsRight ascension :
1ʰ55ᵐ57.45977ˢ
Declination : -51°36'57.45977″		Right ascension :
1ʰ56ᵐ59.9414171791ˢ
Declination :
-51°27′51.5745736192″		Azimut :
32.18212750178927°
Altitude :
-16.12525832007087°
Achernar0.4139 light yearsRight ascension :
1ʰ37ᵐ42.8466ˢ
Declination : -57°14'42.8466″		Right ascension :
1ʰ38ᵐ44.0710567724ˢ
Declination :
-57°5′38.1894218671″		Azimut :
30.448778732260223°
Altitude :
-22.131884140740947°