Eridanus

Constellation

The Eridanus Constellation contains the following notable stars: Acamar, Achernar, Angetenar, Azha, Beemim, Beid, Cursa, Keid, Ran, Rana, Sceptrum, Theemin, Zaurak, Zibal


Notes:

  • Ran: Ran is the Norse goddess of the sea, who stirs up the waves and captures sailors with her net.
  • Beemim: Almagest 1515
  • Sceptrum: from the obsolete constellation of Sceptrum Brandenburgicum
  • Achernar: The name was originally Arabic: آخر النهر ʾāẖir an-nahr ('river's end').

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Detailed Star Information:

Name Harvard Revised Name Right Ascension (deg) Declination (deg) Distance (parsecs) Vmag (log)
16Tau4Eri HR1003 0.87 -0.35 94.2 3.69
17 Eri HR1070 0.92 -0.09 123.92 4.73
Ran HR1084 0.93 -0.15 3.22 3.73
19Tau5Eri HR1088 0.93 -0.36 98.12 4.27
20 Eri HR1100 0.94 -0.29 117.63 5.23
21 Eri HR1111 0.96 -0.08 34.62 5.96
22 Eri HR1121 0.96 -0.08 190.83 5.53
Rana HR1136 0.97 -0.14 9.09 3.54
24 Eri HR1146 0.98 -0.01 217.24 5.25
25 Eri HR1150 0.98 0.01 125.21 5.55
26Pi Eri HR1162 0.99 -0.21 156.39 4.42
27Tau6Eri HR1173 0.99 -0.4 17.78 4.23
28Tau7Eri HR1181 0.99 -0.39 79.86 5.24
30 Eri HR1202 1.02 -0.08 239.6 5.48
32 Eri HR1211 1.02 -0.02 103.33 6.14
32 Eri HR1212 1.02 -0.02 105.75 4.79
33Tau8Eri HR1213 1.02 -0.41 100.42 4.65
Zaurak HR1231 1.04 -0.22 58.82 2.95
36Tau9Eri HR1240 1.05 -0.42 100.26 4.66
35 Eri HR1244 1.05 -0.01 133.95 5.28
37 Eri HR1290 1.09 -0.09 111.86 5.44
Beid HR1298 1.1 -0.09 38.3 4.04
39 Eri HR1318 1.11 -0.17 70.57 4.87
Keid HR1325 1.11 -0.11 5.01 4.43
41Ups4Eri HR1347 1.13 -0.56 54.56 3.56
42Xi Eri HR1383 1.15 -0.04 64.43 5.17
Beemim HR1393 1.15 -0.59 89.87 3.96
45 Eri HR1437 1.19 0.0 267.18 4.91
46 Eri HR1449 1.2 -0.09 239.18 5.72
47 Eri HR1451 1.2 -0.14 236.97 5.11
50Ups1Eri HR1453 1.19 -0.49 38.42 4.51
48Nu Eri HR1463 1.21 -0.05 207.04 3.93
Theemin HR1464 1.2 -0.51 64.72 3.82
51 Eri HR1474 1.21 -0.03 29.91 5.23
Sceptrum HR1481 1.21 -0.24 34.63 3.87
54 Eri HR1496 1.22 -0.32 132.93 4.32
55 Eri HR1505 1.24 -0.13 142.82 6.82
55 Eri HR1506 1.24 -0.13 145.11 6.7
56 Eri HR1508 1.24 -0.13 758.32 5.9
57Mu Eri HR1520 1.25 -0.05 160.0 4.02
58 Eri HR1532 1.25 -0.26 13.24 5.51
59 Eri HR1538 1.26 -0.27 41.72 5.77
60 Eri HR1549 1.27 -0.28 73.3 5.03
61Ome Eri HR1560 1.28 -0.08 66.96 4.39
62 Eri HR1582 1.29 -0.08 220.07 5.51
63 Eri HR1608 1.31 -0.17 54.05 5.38
64 Eri HR1611 1.31 -0.2 86.62 4.79
65Psi Eri HR1617 1.32 -0.12 226.76 4.81
66 Eri HR1657 1.34 -0.06 93.22 5.12
Cursa HR1666 1.34 -0.09 27.59 2.79
68 Eri HR1673 1.35 -0.06 25.36 5.12
69Lam Eri HR1679 1.35 -0.13 248.76 4.27
Achernar HR472 0.43 -0.99 42.75 0.46
Chi Eri HR566 0.51 -0.88 17.59 3.7
Phi Eri HR674 0.6 -0.88 47.13 3.56
Kap Eri HR721 0.64 -0.81 155.76 4.25
Iot Eri HR794 0.7 -0.67 44.87 4.11
1Tau1Eri HR818 0.72 -0.3 14.28 4.47
Angetenar HR850 0.75 -0.37 59.55 4.75
Azha HR874 0.77 -0.12 41.29 3.89
4 Eri HR883 0.77 -0.39 48.68 5.45
6 Eri HR889 0.78 -0.39 199.2 5.84
Acamar HR897 0.78 -0.69 50.24 3.24
The2Eri HR898 0.78 -0.69 51.21 4.35
5 Eri HR899 0.78 -0.03 116.16 5.56
7 Eri HR904 0.79 -0.02 385.45 6.11
8Rho1Eri HR907 0.79 -0.11 95.95 5.75
9Rho2Eri HR917 0.8 -0.11 77.56 5.32
11Tau3Eri HR919 0.8 -0.39 27.06 4.09
10Rho3Eri HR925 0.8 -0.11 44.09 5.26
Zibal HR984 0.85 -0.13 36.5 4.8
14 Eri HR988 0.86 -0.15 37.64 6.14
15 Eri HR994 0.87 -0.38 141.17 4.88