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Eridanus Constellation

Eridanus

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Eridanus, the river, is a large constellation representing a river flowing from the foot of Orion towards the southern sky.

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Eridanus Rise and Set Timetable

TimeElevation
Astronomical observing session begins14:31-32°
Moonrise, 70.7% illuminated 17:22-3°
Eridanus rise17:46
Eridanus transit21:3217°
Eridanus set01:18
Astronomical observing session ends02:00-6°
Moonset09:05-82°

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Annual motion of Eridanus

Time
DateSat, 31 October 2026
Twilight start14:59
Twilight end01:22
Twilight duration10h 23m
Rise17:42
Set01:14
Elevation at transit17°
Transit time21:28
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 03h 38m 52s", Dec: -33° 15' 39s

Deep-sky objects in Eridanus

Galaxy

NGC1269
↗ 18:19 ↘ 00:02 ↑ 9°
 ☼ 8.7 ✣ 11'
NGC1269 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 8.70 in the constellation Eridanus, spanning approximately 11.2 arcseconds in the sky.

Planetary Nebula

NGC1535
↗ 16:52 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 37°
 ☼ 9.6 ✣ 51"
NGC1535 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 9.60 in the constellation Eridanus, spanning approximately 0.9 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC1395
↗ 16:56 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 27°
 ☼ 9.7 ✣ 5'
NGC1395 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.65 in the constellation Eridanus, spanning approximately 4.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC1407
↗ 16:40 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 31°
 ☼ 9.7 ✣ 6'
NGC1407 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.65 in the constellation Eridanus, spanning approximately 5.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC1404
↗ 18:00 ↘ 01:04 ↑ 14°
 ☼ 9.9 ✣ 5'
NGC1404 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.93 in the constellation Eridanus, spanning approximately 5 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy Pair

IC0388
↗ 17:00 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 43°
 ☼ - ✣ 1'
IC0388 is a galaxy pair in the constellation Eridanus, spanning approximately 1 arcsecond in the sky.

Group of galaxies

NGC0745
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -7°
 ☼ - ✣ 2'
NGC0745 is a group of galaxies in the constellation Eridanus, spanning approximately 1.8 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy Pair

NGC1203
↗ 15:49 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 36°
 ☼ - ✣ 1'
NGC1203 is a galaxy pair in the constellation Eridanus, spanning approximately 1.1 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy Pair

NGC1347
↗ 16:44 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 28°
 ☼ - ✣ 2'
NGC1347 is a galaxy pair in the constellation Eridanus, spanning approximately 1.8 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy Pair

NGC1487
↗ 19:09 ↘ 00:29 ↑ 8°
 ☼ - ✣ 4'
NGC1487 is a galaxy pair in the constellation Eridanus, spanning approximately 4.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC1498
↗ 16:35 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 38°
 ☼ - ✣ -
NGC1498 is an open cluster in the constellation Eridanus.

Galaxy Pair

NGC1516
↗ 16:32 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 41°
 ☼ - ✣ 2'
NGC1516 is a galaxy pair in the constellation Eridanus, spanning approximately 1.7 arcseconds in the sky.

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Bright stars in Eridanus

Star

Achernar
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -7°
 ☼ 0.5 ✣ -
Achernar, the ninth brightest star, is located in the constellation Eridanus. It is one of the flattest stars known and appears prominently in the southern hemisphere.

Star

Cursa
↗ 17:19 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 45°
 ☼ 2.8 ✣ -

Star

Acamar
↗ 17:53 ↘ 23:50 ↑ 10°
 ☼ 2.9 ✣ -

Star

Zaurak
↗ 16:38 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 37°
 ☼ 3 ✣ -

Star

Rana
↗ 16:10 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 40°
 ☼ 3.5 ✣ -

Star

Ran
↗ 15:59 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 41°
 ☼ 3.7 ✣ -

Star

Theemin
↗ 18:28 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 19°
 ☼ 3.8 ✣ -

Star

Sceptrum
↗ 17:21 ↘ 02:00 ↑ 36°
 ☼ 3.9 ✣ -