Star · G4V
63 Eri
63 Eri is a main-sequence star of spectral type G4V in the constellation Eridanus, 176.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 23221 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 176.3 light-years (54.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.73 |
| Spectral type | G4V |
| Surface temperature | 5,290 K |
| Luminosity | 21.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.52 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.18 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 59m 50.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −10° 15′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.39). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. South of latitude 80° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1850. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 63 Eri, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 23593 6.22 light-years
- HIP 24076 16.1 light-years
- HIP 21963 17.5 light-years
- HIP 24192 17.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.