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