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. Bibcode: 2012AstL...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. Bibcode: 2012A&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. Bibcode: 1982mcts.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. Bibcode: 2017MNRAS.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. Bibcode: 2012AstL...38..771G. 
  8. ↑ "i Eridani". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=i+Eridani.