Star Motion

 

Time Span    years

 

HIP 7588 🔗

 

Alp Eri Achernar

ParameterNow50000 years
Right Ascension1.628556 hrs1.77848 hrs
Declination-57.236757°-57.76306°
ConstellationEridanusEridanus
Distance42.7533 parsec43.58 parsec
Magnitude0.450.49

 

The star's annual motion spans 5.3 AUs or 0.00008 light-years.

Closest approach to the sun occurred 1,044,695 years ago at a distance of 33.12 parsecs, or 108.02 light-years and -0.1 magnitudes.