82 Eridani

Measured

Distance

20 light-years

Constellation

Eridanus

Position (J2000)

RA 3h 19m 56s, Dec −43.07°

How far, from the Sun

19.7 light-years. To cross it:

• Light19.7 years
• Voyager 1's speed350,000 years
• Driving at 100 km/h213 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

• Spectral type G6V (SIMBAD).
• At magnitude 4.27 (V) it is visible to the naked eye.

Where this comes from

• Gaia DR3 parallax 165.5242 ± 0.0784 mas, Gaia DR3 4847957293278177024 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)
• This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
• This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

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