How to see it
6 Eri has a visual magnitude of about 5.37: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 6 Eri: right ascension 2h 58m 6s, declination −23° 36′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
6 Eri. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13835, HD 18535, Gaia DR3 5078103047116069760. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5078103047116069760
- HIP
- 13835
- HD
- 18535
- gaia_dr3
- 5078103047116069760
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 6 Eri
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.37