Stars in Eridanus
55 Eridani, a star in Eridanus
55 Eridani is a star in the constellation Eridanus.
55 Eridani (HIP 21986)
55 Eridani is a star in the constellation Eridanus.
Sky position: RA 4h 43.6m, Dec -8° 47.7'
Common designations: 55 Eridani, HIP 21986
How to find 55 Eridani in the sky
55 Eridani lies in Eridanus. With a declination of -8° 47.7', it is visible from the entire Southern Hemisphere and from the Northern Hemisphere up to about latitude 81° N. It is highest in the sky at local midnight around December, which makes the weeks around that month the best time to observe it.
Tabulated data for 55 Eridani
Astrometry and spectroscopy
| Right Ascension (J2000) | 70.89477613° (4h 43.6m) |
| Declination (J2000) | -8.79430921° (-8° 47.7') |
| Galactic Longitude | 205.96239055° |
| Galactic Latitude | -32.36642553° |
| Proper motion RA | 31.63 mas/yr |
| Proper motion Dec | -26.01 mas/yr |
| Radial Velocity | 39.80 km/s |
Data: Extended Hipparcos Compilation (XHIP) and SIMBAD.