Omicron (2) Eridani

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Omicron Eridani A
Stellar characteristics
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension (Epoch J2000)04h 15m 16.32s
Declination (Epoch J2000)-07° 39' 10.34"
Spectral typeK1 Ve
Distance from Sol16.5 ly
Other designationsOmi2 Eri A, 40 Eri A, HR 1325, Gl 166 A, Hip 19849, HD 26965, BD-07 780, SAO 131063, LHS 23, LTT 1907.
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Omicron Eridani B
Stellar characteristics
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension (Epoch J2000)04h 15m 16.32s
Declination (Epoch J2000)-07° 39' 10.34"
Spectral typeDA4 /VII
Distance from Sol16.5 ly
Other designationsmi2 Eri B, 40 Eri B, Gl 166 B, HD 26976, BD-07 781, G 160-60, LHS 24, ADS 3093, W 33, Struve 518.
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Omicron Eridani C
Stellar characteristics
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension (Epoch J2000)04h 15m 16.32s
Declination (Epoch J2000)-07° 39' 10.34"
Spectral typeM4.5 Ve
Distance from Sol16.5 ly
Other designationsDY Eri, Omi2 C, 40 Eri C, Gl 166 C, LTT 1909, LHS 25.
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Also known as Keid, this triple star system is located less than 16.5 light-years (ly) away in the northernmost part[1] of Constellation Eridanus, the River -- northeast of Zaurak, Gamma Eridani. It is visible in the night sky. Because Omicron1 Eridani was named "The Egg" (Al Baid, now Beid) by the Arabs for its position near the nest of the Ostrich (Theta Eridani 2, which is located much further south), Omicron2 Eridani nearby to the southeast was called "The Egg-shells" (or Al Kaid, now "Keid").

40 Eridani A

40 Eridani A is a main sequence, orange-red dwarf (K1 Ve) may have about 89 percent of Sol's mass[2], about 85 percent of its diameter[3], and 36 percent of its luminosity. The star appears to be 46 percent to 102 percent as enriched as Sol with elements heavier than hydrogen ("metallicity"), based on its abundance of iron[4]. The system shows a radial velocity of about 25 miles per second (mps) -- about 40 km per second or kps -- in recession, but the true space velocity is about 62 mps (or 100 kps). Star A and the binary pair BC have a wide separation of about 418 AUs and an orbital period of some 8,000 years[5].

40 Eridani B

A white dwarf (DA4 /VII). It has a mass estimated from about 50.1 percent of Sol's[6], only two percent of its diameter, and 33/10,000th of its brightness. The B and C pair of stars have an "average" separation of about 35 AUs (of a semi-major axis) in a highly elliptical orbit (e= 0.410) that lasts about 252 years and swings between 21 and 49 AU[7].

40 Eridani C

A very dim red dwarf (M4.5 Ve) with only about 19.5 percent of Sol's mass[2], 28 percent of its diameter[3], and 7/10,000th of its luminosity. Star C is also a UV Ceti type flare star, which has the variable star designation of DY Eridani.

(Boilerplate from SolStation.com)

Notes

  1. 04:15:16.32-07:39:10.34, ICRS 2000.0
  2. 2.0 2.1 RECONS
  3. 3.0 3.1 Johnson and Wright, 1983, page 655
  4. Cayrel de Strobel et al, 1991, page 282
  5. Wulff Dieter Heintz, 1974
  6. Provencal et al, 1998
  7. Heintz, 1974