Star · F1V
14 Eri
14 Eri is a main-sequence star of spectral type F1V in the constellation Eridanus, 122.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 15244 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 122.8 light-years (37.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.14 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.26 |
| Spectral type | F1V |
| Surface temperature | 6,840 K |
| Luminosity | 4.21 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.46 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.43 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 16m 35.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −9° 09′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 9.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.14). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 81° N. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1903. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 14 Eri, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.71, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Serpens. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Zibal 3.81 light-years
- GJ 2030B 4.69 light-years
- GJ 2030 4.69 light-years
- HIP 14684 5.18 light-years
- Gl 121.2 10.1 light-years
- HIP 13594 12.2 light-years
- CFBDS J030225.88-144125.4 14.0 light-years
- HIP 14001 14.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.