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Eridanus | eh RID en us | The River | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Achernar
means: "river's end" Alpha Eridani
| 1h 37' 42.9 -57� 14' 12 | 144 | .5 | B3 V | Blue Main Sequence | only visible south of 30� N | |
Cursa
"giant's footstool" Beta Eridani
| 5h 7' 50.9 -5� 5' 11 | 89 | 2.8 | A3 III | Blue White Giant | ||
Zurak
means "boat" Gamma Eridani
| 3h 58' 1.7 -13� 30' 3 | 220 | 3 | M1 III | Red Giant | ||
Rana Delta Eridani
| 3h 43' 14.8 -9� 45' 48 | 29.5 | 3.5 | K0 IV | Orange Sub Giant | ||
Epsilon
Eridani | 3h 32' 55.8 -9� 27' 30 | 10.5 | 3.72 | K2 V | Orange Main Sequence | 9th Closest | |
Zibal
means "ostriches" Zeta Eridani
| 3h 15' 49.9 -8� 49' 11 | 120 | 4.8 | A5 | Blue White | ||
Azha
means "ostrich nest" Eta Eridani
| 2h 56' 25.6 -8� 53' 53 | 133 | 3.89 | K1 III-IV | Orange Giant | ||
Theta 1 Eridani Acamar
means "River's End" Theta 2 Eridani
| 2h 58' 15.6 -40� 18' 17 | 161 | 3.28 4.36 | A4 III A1 V | Blue White Giant + Main Seq | Wide Orbital Binary System | |
2h 58' 16.2 -40� 18' 16 | |||||||
Iota Eridani | 2h 40' 40 -39� 51' 19 | 145 | 4.11 | K0 III | Orange Giant | ||
Beid
Omicron 1 Eridani
| 4h 11' 51.9 -6h 50' 16 | 125 | 4.04 | F2 II-III | Blue White Bright Giant | ||
Omicron 2
Eridani | 4h 15' 16.3 -7� 39' 10 | 16.4 | 4.43 | K1V | Orange Main Sequence | One of the Closest Stars | |
Tau 1 Eridani | 2h 45' 6.1 -18� 34' 21 | 46 | 4.47 | F 5/6 V | White Main Sequence | ||
Tau 3 Eridani | 3h 2' 23.5 -23� 37' 28 | 86 | 4.08 | A4 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Tau 6 Eridani | 3h 46' 50.8 -23� 14' 59 | 58.4 | 4.22 | F3/5 V | White Main Sequence | ||
Chi Eridani | 1h 55' 57.4 -51� 36' 32 | 57 | 3.69 | G8.5 IV | Yellow Sub Giant | ||
53 Eridani | 4h 38' 10.7 -14� 18' 15 | 109 | 3.86 | K2 III | Orange Giant | ||
58 Eridani | 4h 47' 36.2 -16� 56' 4 | 43 | 5.49 | G1 V | Yellow Main Sequence | ||
82 Eridani e Eridani
| 3h 19' 55.7 -43� 4' 11 | 20 | 4.26 | G8 V | Yellow Main Sequence | One of the Closest Stars | |
p Eridani
| 1h 39' 47.2 -56� 11' 44 | 27 | 5.76 | K0 V | Orange Main Sequence | One of the Closest Stars | |
q1 Eridani | 1h 42' 29.4 -53� 44' 26 | 57 | 5.52 | F8 V | White Main Sequence |