Astronomy:i Eridani

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Short description: B-type star in the constellation Eridanus

i Eridani
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Eridanus[1]
Right ascension  03h 53m 38.95s[2]
Declination −34° 43′ 56.3″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.11[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[4]
Spectral type B6/7V[5]
B−V color index −0.13[3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: +31.797[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −1.902[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.0016 ± 0.0834[2] mas
Distance362 ± 3 ly
(111 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.02[1]
Details
Mass3.8[4] M
Radius2.5[6] R
Luminosity226[4] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.26[6] cgs
Temperature13,772[4] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)43[4] km/s
Age207[7] Myr
Other designations
CD−35°1455, HD 24626, HR 1214, SAO 194608[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

i Eridani (HD 24626) is a B-type main-sequence star in the constellation Eridanus. With an apparent magnitude of 5.11, it is faintly visible to the naked eye on a clear night.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A  XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "VizieR Detailed Page". http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-5?-out.add=.&-source=5050&-corr=PK=HR&-out.max=9999&HR=1214. Retrieved 2012-07-13. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (2012). "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. IV. Evolution of rotational velocities". Astronomy and Astrophysics 537: A120. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691. Bibcode2012A&A...537A.120Z. 
  5. Houk, N. (1982). Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD stars. Volume_3. Declinations -40_ƒ0 to -26_ƒ0. Bibcode1982mcts.book.....H. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Watson, R. A. (2017). "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Tycho-Gaia stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 471 (1): 770. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx1433. Bibcode2017MNRAS.471..770M. 
  7. Gontcharov, G. A. (2012). "Dependence of kinematics on the age of stars in the solar neighborhood". Astronomy Letters 38 (12): 771. doi:10.1134/S1063773712120031. Bibcode2012AstL...38..771G. 
  8. "i Eridani". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=i+Eridani.