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- 82 G. Eri
82 G. Eri
HD 20794
82 G. Eri is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Eridanus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 2006.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 4.26.
What it’s like
It gives off about 63% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 5,600 degrees.
It is 19.7 light years away: 186 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 2006: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.