Visible at latitudes between +32° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of December.
Abbreviation: Eri
English Name: the River
Right ascension: 3.25h
Declination: −29°
Area: 1138 sq. deg. (6th)
Main stars: 24
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 87
Stars with planets: 32
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 4
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 13
Brightest star: Achernar (α Eri) (0.46m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: 0
Bordering constellations
Cetus
Fornax
Phoenix
Hydrus
Tucana (corner)
Horologium
Caelum
Lepus
Orion
Taurus