Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 ( ICRS) | |
---|---|
Constellation | Eridanus |
Right ascension | 05h 01m 26.34599s [1] |
Declination | −07° 10′ 26.2662″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.81 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B3 V [3] or B3 IV [4] |
U−B color index | −0.75 [2] |
B−V color index | −0.19 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 20.7±1.1 [5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: +1.71
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: +6.29 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 4.41 ± 0.23 mas [1] |
Distance | 740 ± 40
ly (230 ± 10 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.97 [6] |
Details | |
Mass | 7.00±0.43 [7] M☉ |
Radius | 4.5 [8] R☉ |
Luminosity | 2,878 [7] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.859±0.025 [9] cgs |
Temperature | 18,700 [7] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 52±8 [3] km/s |
Age | 31.6±0.6 [10] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Psi Eridani, Latinized from ψ Eridani, is a star in the constellation Eridanus. With an apparent visual magnitude is 4.81, [2] it can be seen with the naked eye on a clear, dark night. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 4.41 milliarcseconds, [1] it is located roughly 740 light-years away from the Sun.
This is a B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B3 V. [3] However, Houk and Swift (1999) classed it as a more evolved subgiant star. It is about 32 [10] million years old and has a projected rotational velocity of 52 km/s. [3] The estimated mass is seven times that of the Sun, [7] and it has around 4.5 times the Sun's radius. [8] Psi Eridani shines with 2,878 [7] times the solar luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 18,700 K. [7]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 ( ICRS) | |
---|---|
Constellation | Eridanus |
Right ascension | 05h 01m 26.34599s [1] |
Declination | −07° 10′ 26.2662″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.81 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B3 V [3] or B3 IV [4] |
U−B color index | −0.75 [2] |
B−V color index | −0.19 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 20.7±1.1 [5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: +1.71
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: +6.29 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 4.41 ± 0.23 mas [1] |
Distance | 740 ± 40
ly (230 ± 10 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.97 [6] |
Details | |
Mass | 7.00±0.43 [7] M☉ |
Radius | 4.5 [8] R☉ |
Luminosity | 2,878 [7] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.859±0.025 [9] cgs |
Temperature | 18,700 [7] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 52±8 [3] km/s |
Age | 31.6±0.6 [10] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Psi Eridani, Latinized from ψ Eridani, is a star in the constellation Eridanus. With an apparent visual magnitude is 4.81, [2] it can be seen with the naked eye on a clear, dark night. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 4.41 milliarcseconds, [1] it is located roughly 740 light-years away from the Sun.
This is a B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B3 V. [3] However, Houk and Swift (1999) classed it as a more evolved subgiant star. It is about 32 [10] million years old and has a projected rotational velocity of 52 km/s. [3] The estimated mass is seven times that of the Sun, [7] and it has around 4.5 times the Sun's radius. [8] Psi Eridani shines with 2,878 [7] times the solar luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 18,700 K. [7]