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post-297 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-be-stars category-brightest-stars category-eridanus-stars category-lambda-eridani-variables category-lucidae category-main-sequence-stars category-navigational-stars tag-47-tucanae tag-acamar tag-achernar tag-acrux tag-alnair tag-alpha-centauri tag-alpha-crucis tag-alpha-eridani tag-alpha-gruis tag-alpha-phoenicis tag-alpha-tucanae tag-altair tag-andromeda-galaxy tag-ankaa tag-atria tag-avior tag-beta-centauri tag-beta-crucis tag-betelgeuse tag-canopus tag-delta-crucis tag-eta-phoenicis tag-fomalhaut tag-gacrux tag-gamma-crucis tag-hadar tag-imai tag-kaus-australis tag-large-magellanic-cloud tag-menkent tag-miaplacidus tag-mimosa tag-omega-centauri tag-peacock tag-polaris-australis tag-procyon tag-regulus tag-rigel tag-rigil-kentaurus tag-shaula tag-sigma-octantis tag-small-magellanic-cloud tag-southern-cross tag-southern-pointers tag-suhail tag-theta-eridani tag-theta-scorpii tag-triangulum-galaxy tag-vega tag-wurren tag-zeta-phoenicis"><div class="entry-header" ><div class="nv-title-meta-wrap"><h1 class="title entry-title">Achernar</h1><ul class="nv-meta-list"><li class="meta author vcard "><span class="author-name fn">by <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/author/admin/" title="Posts by admin" rel="author">admin</a></span></li><li class="meta date posted-on "><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2019-09-11T23:39:27+00:00" content="2019-09-11">2019-09-11</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-01-02T04:08:13+00:00">2025-01-02</time></li></ul></div></div><div class="nv-content-wrap entry-content"><p>Achernar, Alpha Eridani (α Eri), is a class B hydrogen-fusing dwarf located in the constellation <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/eridanus-constellation/">Eridanus</a>. Its estimated luminosity is 3,150 times that of the Sun. The star lies at a distance of 139 light years from Earth and, with an apparent magnitude that varies between 0.40 and 0.46, it is one of the 22 first magnitude stars (the <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/brightest-stars/">brightest stars</a> in the sky, whose apparent magnitude is lower than 1.50).</p><p>Achernar is the brightest star in Eridanus and the 9th brightest star in the sky. It is only slightly fainter than <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/procyon/">Procyon</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/canis-minor-constellation/">Canis Minor</a> and a little brighter (most of the time) than <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/betelgeuse/">Betelgeuse</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/orion-constellation/">Orion</a> and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/hadar/">Hadar</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/centaurus-constellation/">Centaurus</a>.</p><p>Achernar is notable both for its brightness and for its shape, which resembles a spinning top more than it does a perfect sphere. The unusually oblate shape is a result of the star’s high rotational velocity. At the time its shape was detected (2003), Achernar was the flattest star known.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Star system</h2><p>Achernar is a main sequence star of the spectral type B6 Vep. It is the bluest of the ten <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/brightest-stars/">brightest stars in the sky</a> and has the highest temperature (about 15,000 K).</p><p>Alpha Eridani is in fact a binary star system consisting of Alpha Eridani A (formally named Achernar) and Alpha Eridani B. The companion is a smaller class A (white or bluish-white) main sequence star that orbits the primary component from a distance of about 12 astronomical units. Achernar B was given the spectral type A0V-A3V and its estimated mass is about twice that of the Sun. The two stars have an orbital period of at least 14-15 years.</p><div id="attachment_4017" style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4017" class="wp-image-4017" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20500%20330'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="achernar star,alpha eridani" width="500" height="330" data-lazy-src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-Alpha-Eridani.webp" /><noscript><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4017" class="wp-image-4017" src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-Alpha-Eridani.webp" alt="achernar star,alpha eridani" width="500" height="330" /></noscript><p id="caption-attachment-4017" class="wp-caption-text">Achernar (Alpha Eridani), image: Wikisky</p></div><p>The primary component has 6.7 times the Sun’s mass and a radius 7.3 by 11.4 times that of the Sun. It is the flattest (the least spherical) star known in the Milky Way. Its distorted shape may affect the orbital trajectory of the companion star.</p><p>Achernar is an exceptionally fast spinner, with a projected rotational velocity of 250 km/s. As a result, its shape has been distorted into an oblate spheroid and the star’s diameter at the equator is 56% greater than its diameter at the poles. This is common among rapidly rotating stars. <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/vega/">Vega</a> in the constellation <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/lyra-constellation/">Lyra</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/altair/">Altair</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/aquila-constellation/">Aquila</a> and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/regulus/">Regulus</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/leo-constellation/">Leo</a> are among the best known examples of the phenomenon.</p><div id="attachment_3040" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3040" class="wp-image-3040" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20640%20227'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="640" height="227" data-lazy-src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-shape.webp" /><noscript><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3040" class="wp-image-3040" src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-shape.webp" alt="" width="640" height="227" /></noscript><p id="caption-attachment-3040" class="wp-caption-text">Model view of Achernar, based on the profile measured with the VLTI. Two different models are shown: in “A”, the polar axis is inclined 50° to the line-of-sight; in “B”, this angle is 90°. Image: ESO</p></div><p>Achernar’s poles are inclined 65° to our line of sight. They have a higher surface gravity than the equatorial region because they are closer to the centre of mass. Because they have a higher surface gravity, the poles also have a higher temperature and brightness. They are said to be “gravity brightened,” while the equator is “gravity darkened.” The temperature at the poles may exceed 20,000 K, while in equatorial latitudes it may be 10,000 K or less.</p><p>The high temperatures at the poles are creating a powerful polar wind which is expelling matter from the surface. As a result, a shell of hot gas forms at the poles. An extended disk of ionized gas surrounds the entire star, seen in the star’s excess emission in infrared wavelengths. Circumstellar disks are common in Be stars, hot stars with hydrogen and neutral helium in their optical spectra, many of which have circumstellar material. Achernar is the brightest Be star known, but it was not recognised as one until 1976. Like many stars in this class, it shows small, but regular variations in brightness and belongs to a class of variable stars known as Lambda Eridani variables.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Facts</h2><p>Achernar’s temperature and radius are difficult to determine because the star is losing mass thousands of times faster than the Sun.</p><p>Achernar’s flattened shape was first observed by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in 2003. The degree of flattening measured by the VLT Interferometer (VLTI) at the ESO Paranal Observatory was unprecedented at the time of <a href="https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0316/">discovery</a>.</p><div id="attachment_3041" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3041" class="wp-image-3041" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20640%20669'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="640" height="669" data-lazy-src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-flattest-star.webp" /><noscript><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3041" class="wp-image-3041" src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-flattest-star.webp" alt="" width="640" height="669" /></noscript><p id="caption-attachment-3041" class="wp-caption-text">Profile of the rapidly rotating star Achernar, as deduced from observations with the VLT Interferometer (VLTI). The size is indicated in units of 0.001 arcsec (milli-arcsec). Individual angular diameter measurements are indicated by pairs of small points with associated error bars on opposite sides of the centre. The fully drawn curve represents the best fitting ellipse. The ratio of the axes is 1.56 ± 0.05. The major axis of this ellipse is a measure of the “real” size of the star. Because of the projection effect, the minor axis shows the largest possible extension in the perpendicular direction. The axes ratio is therefore a minimal value; the star may be even more flattened than suggested by this ellipse. Image: ESO</p></div><p>In ancient times, Achernar was located even further south than it is today. Around 3400 BCE, its declination was 82°40’, placing it within 7.5 degrees of the south celestial pole. Around 1500 BCE, it was at declination -76, invisible to ancient Egyptians. By Ptolemy’s time (100 CE) it moved to declination -67 and was still invisible from Alexandria. Achernar is the only first-magnitude star not mentioned in Ptolemy’s <em>Almagest</em>.</p><p>Achernar remained unknown in the northern hemisphere until the age of discovery. The first star catalogue to include the star on the map of <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/eridanus-constellation/">Eridanus</a> is Johann Bayer’s <em>Uranometria</em> (1603). The German uranographer did not see the star himself, but based his depictions of the southern constellations on the observations of Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman.</p><p>Achernar is the brighter of the two stars in the <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/eridanus-constellation/">constellation Eridanus</a> selected for use navigation. The other one is <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/acamar/">Acamar</a>, Theta Eridani. The two are on the list of the 58 navigational stars, bright stars that have a special status in the field of celestial navigation because they are among the most recognizable stars in the sky. Achernar and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/acamar/">Acamar</a> are among the 18 southern navigational stars with a declination between 30° S and 90° S. Other stars in this group are <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/rigil-kentaurus/">Rigil Kentaurus</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/hadar/">Hadar</a> and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/menkent/">Menkent</a> in the constellation <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/centaurus-constellation/">Centaurus</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/fomalhaut/">Fomalhaut</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/piscis-austrinus-constellation/">Piscis Austrinus</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/canopus/">Canopus</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/avior/">Avior</a> and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/miaplacidus-beta-carinae/">Miaplacidus</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/carina-constellation/">Carina</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/kaus-australis/">Kaus Australis</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/sagittarius-constellation/">Sagittarius</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/alnair/">Alnair</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/grus-constellation/">Grus</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/suhail/">Suhail</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/vela-constellation/">Vela</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/atria/">Atria</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/triangulum-australe-constellation/">Triangulum Australe</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/shaula/">Shaula</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/scorpius-constellation/">Scorpius</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/ankaa/">Ankaa</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/phoenix-constellation/">Phoenix</a>, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/peacock/">Peacock</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/pavo-constellation/">Pavo</a>, and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/acrux/">Acrux</a> and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/gacrux/">Gacrux</a> in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/crux-constellation/">Crux</a>.</p><p>Even if most northern observers will never see Achernar, many know the star from one of the many works of fiction in which it has been used or mentioned. Notable uses include M. A. R. Barker’s <em>Tékumel </em>novels and games, Jack Vance’s novel <em>The Eyes of the Overworld</em> (1966), Edmond Hamilton’s <em>Star Wolf</em> (1967-1968) trilogy, and Joe Haldeman’s novel <em>Mindbridge</em> (1976).</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Name</h2><p>The name Achernar (pronunciation: /ˈeɪkərnɑːr/) comes from the Arabic phrase <em>ākhir an-nahr</em>, meaning “the end of the river.” The name was originally used for Theta Eridani, which now has the proper name <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/acamar/">Acamar</a>, derived from the same phrase. <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/eridanus-constellation/">Eridanus</a> is one of the <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-names/greek-constellations/">Greek constellations</a> and, since the Greeks could not see Achernar, it was <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/acamar/">Acamar</a> that marked the celestial river’s end.</p><p>The name was officially approved for Alpha Eridani A by the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) on June 30, 2016. It is informally used for the entire star system, but formally only applies to the primary component.</p><p>The Chinese know Achernar as <em>Shuǐ Wěi yī</em> (水委一), or the First Star of Crooked Running Water, referring to the asterism known as Crooked Running Water, which Achernar forms with Wurren (Zeta Phoenicis) and Eta Phoenicis.</p><p>The Boorong people of northwest Victoria in Australia called the star <em>Yerrerdetkurrk</em>. Yerrerdetkurrk was the mother-in-law of Totyarguil, represented by the <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/aquila-constellation/">constellation Aquila</a>, who never let him see her, heeding the local cultural taboo.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Location</h2><p>Achernar is located in the far southern sky and cannot be seen at all from locations north of latitude 33°N. It is circumpolar (it never sets) for observers south of latitude 33°S and can be seen throughout the year. It lies in the same region in sky as the somewhat fainter <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/alnair/">Alnair</a> (Alpha Gruis), <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/ankaa/">Ankaa</a> (Alpha Phoenicis) and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/alpha-tucanae-lang-exster/">Alpha Tucanae</a>, the brightest stars in the Southern Bird constellations Grus (<a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/grus-constellation/">the Crane</a>), <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/phoenix-constellation/">Phoenix</a> and Tucana (<a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/tucana-constellation/">the Toucan</a>).</p><div id="attachment_3042" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3042" class="wp-image-3042" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20640%20327'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="how to find achernar,where is achernar in the sky" width="640" height="327" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-location.jpg 838w, https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-location-300x153.jpg 300w, https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-location-768x392.jpg 768w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-lazy-src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-location.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3042" class="wp-image-3042" src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-location.jpg" alt="how to find achernar,where is achernar in the sky" width="640" height="327" srcset="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-location.jpg 838w, https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-location-300x153.jpg 300w, https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-location-768x392.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></noscript><p id="caption-attachment-3042" class="wp-caption-text">Location of Achernar, image: Wikisky</p></div><p>For observers south of latitude 33°N, Achernar is easy to find, both because it is very bright and because it lies in the same area of the sky as two bright galaxies, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.</p><p>Located in the constellations <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/dorado-constellation/">Dorado</a> and <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/mensa-constellation/">Mensa</a>, the <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/large-magellanic-cloud/">Large Magellanic Cloud</a> (LMC) is one of the closest galaxies to Earth and the fourth largest member of the Local Group, after the <a href="https://www.messier-objects.com/messier-31-andromeda-galaxy/">Andromeda Galaxy</a> (M31), the Milky Way and the <a href="https://www.messier-objects.com/messier-33-triangulum-galaxy/">Triangulum Galaxy</a> (M33). To observers south of latitude 20°N, the galaxy appears as a faint cloud. In perfect observing conditions, it covers an area more than 20 times the diameter of the full Moon. With an apparent magnitude of 0.9, it is one of the brightest astronomical objects in the sky.</p><p>The Large Magellanic Cloud forms a pair with the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), another bright Milky Way satellite. With a visual magnitude of 2.7, the smaller galaxy is also brighter than most visible stars, but as its brightness is spread over an area of 2.5 by 5 degrees, it is not as easy to spot as the LMC from light-polluted areas. The SMC is located about 15 degrees below Achernar, while the LMC lies about 20 degrees to the east of the SMC. <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/47-tucanae/">47 Tucanae</a>, the second brightest globular cluster in the sky (after <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/omega-centauri-ngc-5139/">Omega Centauri</a>) can be seen next to the Small Magellanic Cloud.</p><p>Achernar can be used to find the south celestial pole, which lies roughly halfway between the star and the <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/the-southern-cross/">Southern Cross</a>, formed by the bright stars <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/acrux/">Acrux</a> (Alpha Crucis), <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/mimosa/">Mimosa</a> (Beta Crucis), <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/gacrux/">Gacrux</a> (Gamma Crucis) and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/imai/">Imai</a> (Delta Crucis).</p><div id="attachment_3043" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3043" class="wp-image-3043" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20640%20318'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="640" height="318" data-lazy-src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-Southern-Cross-and-Polaris-Australis.webp" /><noscript><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3043" class="wp-image-3043" src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Achernar-Southern-Cross-and-Polaris-Australis.webp" alt="" width="640" height="318" /></noscript><p id="caption-attachment-3043" class="wp-caption-text">Achernar, the Southern Cross and the south celestial pole, image: Wikisky</p></div><p>The pole can also be located by drawing an imaginary equilateral triangle with Achernar and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/canopus/">Canopus</a> as two of the vertices. The third vertex of the triangle, located in the direction of the Southern Pointers (<a href="https://www.star-facts.com/alpha-centauri/">Alpha</a> and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/hadar/">Beta Centauri</a>), is the south celestial pole. Another method is to draw a smaller triangle with the two Magellanic Clouds, also in the direction of the bright <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/alpha-centauri/">Alpha</a> and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/hadar/">Beta Centauri</a>. The third corner will be the pole.</p><div id="attachment_3044" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3044" class="wp-image-3044" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20640%20421'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="640" height="421" data-lazy-src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Canopus-Achernar-and-south-celestial-pole.webp" /><noscript><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3044" class="wp-image-3044" src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Canopus-Achernar-and-south-celestial-pole.webp" alt="" width="640" height="421" /></noscript><p id="caption-attachment-3044" class="wp-caption-text">Canopus, Achernar and the south celestial pole, image: Wikisky</p></div><p><a href="https://www.star-facts.com/south-star-sigma-octantis-polaris-australis/">Sigma Octantis</a> (Polaris Australis), the star that marks true south, is the closest visible star to the south celestial pole, but as it is not very bright (at mag. 5.47, it is barely visible even on a clear night), nor is it part of any easily recognizable <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/asterisms/">asterism</a>, the stars of the <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/the-southern-cross/">Southern Cross</a> are commonly used to find south instead.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Constellation</h2><p>Achernar lies at the southern end of the constellation <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/eridanus-constellation/">Eridanus</a>, marking the end of the celestial river, represented by a string of faint stars that begins with <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/cursa/">Cursa</a> (Beta Eridani) just slightly northwest of <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/rigel/">Rigel</a>, at <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/orion-constellation/">Orion</a>’s foot. The northern end of the constellation is visible to most northern observers, but the entire constellation can only be seen from locations south of latitude 32°N.</p><div id="attachment_4492" style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4492" class="wp-image-4492" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20500%20500'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Eridanus constellation,eridanus stars" width="500" height="500" data-lazy-src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Eridanus-constellation-map.webp" /><noscript><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4492" class="wp-image-4492" src="https://www.star-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Eridanus-constellation-map.webp" alt="Eridanus constellation,eridanus stars" width="500" height="500" /></noscript><p id="caption-attachment-4492" class="wp-caption-text">Eridanus constellation map by IAU and Sky&Telescope magazine</p></div><p><a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/eridanus-constellation/">Eridanus</a> is the sixth largest constellation in the sky. It contains several notable deep sky objects, including the reflection nebula IC 2118, also known as the <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/witch-head-nebula-ic-2118/">Witch Head Nebula</a> due to its striking appearance, the planetary nebula NGC 1535 (<a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/cleopatras-eye-nebula-ngc-1535/">Cleopatra’s Eye Nebula</a>), the grand design spiral galaxy NGC 1300, and the ring galaxy NGC 1291.</p><p>Eridanus is also home to <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/epsilon-eridani-ran/">Epsilon Eridani</a>, known by the proper name Ran, the third nearest star or star system to the Sun (after <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/alpha-centauri/">Alpha Centauri</a> and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/sirius/">Sirius</a>) that can be seen without binoculars. With a visual magnitude of 3.736, <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/epsilon-eridani-ran/">Epsilon Eridani</a> is visible from most places on Earth. It is located halfway between the bright <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/rigel/">Rigel</a> (Beta Orionis) and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/mira/">Mira</a> (Omicron Ceti),</p><p>The best time of year to see the stars and deep sky objects in Eridanus is during the month of December, when the constellation is prominent in the evening sky.</p><p>The 10 brightest stars in <a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/eridanus-constellation/">Eridanus</a> are Achernar (Alpha Eri, mag. 0.40 – 0.46), <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/cursa/">Cursa</a> (Beta Eri, mag. 2.796), <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/acamar/">Acamar</a> (Theta<sup>1</sup> Eri, mag. 2.88), Zaurak (Gamma Eri, mag. 2.88 – 2.96), <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/rana-delta-eridani/">Rana</a> (Delta Eri, mag. 3.51 – 3.56), Upsilon<sup>4</sup> Eridani (mag. 3.55), Phi Eridani (mag. 3.55), Chi Eridani (3.70), Tau<sup>4</sup> Eridani (mag. 3.57 – 3.72), and <a href="https://www.star-facts.com/epsilon-eridani-ran/">Ran</a> (Epsilon Eri, mag. 3.736).</p><p><strong><u>Achernar – Alpha Eridani</u></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td width="310">Spectral class</td><td width="310">B6Vep</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Variable type</td><td width="310">Be</td></tr><tr><td width="310">U-B colour index</td><td width="310">-0.66</td></tr><tr><td width="310">B-V colour index</td><td width="310">-0.16</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Apparent magnitude</td><td width="310">0.40 – 0.46</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Absolute magnitude</td><td width="310">-1.46</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Distance</td><td width="310">139 ± 3 light years (43 ± 1 parsecs)</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Parallax</td><td width="310">23.39 ± 0.57 mas</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Radial velocity</td><td width="310">16 km/s</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Proper motion</td><td width="310">RA: 87.00 ± 0.58 mas/yr</td></tr><tr><td width="310"></td><td width="310">Dec.: −38.24 ± 0.50 mas/yr</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Mass</td><td width="310">6.7 M<sub>☉</sub></td></tr><tr><td width="310">Luminosity</td><td width="310">3,150 L<sub>☉</sub></td></tr><tr><td width="310">Radius</td><td width="310">7.3 × 11.4 R<sub>☉</sub></td></tr><tr><td width="310">Temperature</td><td width="310">15,000 K</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Age</td><td width="310">37.3 million years</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Rotational velocity</td><td width="310">250 km/s</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Surface gravity</td><td width="310">3.5 cgs</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Constellation</td><td width="310"><a href="https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/eridanus-constellation/">Eridanus</a></td></tr><tr><td width="310">Right ascension</td><td width="310">01<sup>h</sup> 37<sup>m</sup> 42.84548<sup>s</sup></td></tr><tr><td width="310">Declination</td><td width="310">-57° 14′ 12.3101”</td></tr><tr><td width="310">Designations</td><td width="310">Achernar, Alpha Eridani, α Eri, 70 Eridani, HR 472, HD 10144, SAO 232481, HIP 7588, 2 G. Eridani, FK5 54, CD -57°334, GC 1979, GCRV 916, IRAS 01358-5729, 2MASS J01374284-5714119, PPM 331199, TYC 8478-1395-1</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></div><div class="nv-tags-list"><span>Tags:</span><a href=https://www.star-facts.com/tag/47-tucanae/ title="47 Tucanae" class=47-tucanae rel="tag">47 Tucanae</a><a href=https://www.star-facts.com/tag/acamar/ title="Acamar" class=acamar rel="tag">Acamar</a><a href=https://www.star-facts.com/tag/achernar/ title="Achernar" class=achernar rel="tag">Achernar</a><a href=https://www.star-facts.com/tag/acrux/ title="Acrux" class=acrux rel="tag">Acrux</a><a href=https://www.star-facts.com/tag/alnair/ title="Alnair" class=alnair rel="tag">Alnair</a><a href=https://www.star-facts.com/tag/alpha-centauri/ title="Alpha Centauri" class=alpha-centauri rel="tag">Alpha Centauri</a><a href=https://www.star-facts.com/tag/alpha-crucis/ title="Alpha Crucis" class=alpha-crucis rel="tag">Alpha Crucis</a><a href=https://www.star-facts.com/tag/alpha-eridani/ 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