Constellation
Eridanus
Eridanus (Eri) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Achernar (magnitude 0.45).
| Latin name | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Eri |
| Brightest star | Achernar |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 375 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 68 |
| Deep-sky objects | 5 |
| Galaxies | 94 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 71° N. South of latitude 71° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Achernar 0.45 · 139.4 light-years
- Cursa 2.78 · 90.0 light-years
- Acamar 2.88 · 163.9 light-years
- Zaurak 2.97 · 191.8 light-years
- Rana 3.52 · 29.6 light-years
- υ⁴ Eri 3.55 · 177.3 light-years
- φ Eri 3.56 · 150.4 light-years
- χ Eri 3.69 · 57.4 light-years
- τ⁴ Eri 3.70 · 307.3 light-years
- Ran 3.72 · 10.5 light-years
- Theemin 3.81 · 211.1 light-years
- Sceptrum 3.86 · 112.9 light-years
- Azha 3.89 · 134.7 light-years
- ν Eri 3.93 · 680.1 light-years
- Beemim 3.97 · 293.1 light-years
- μ Eri 4.01 · 561.1 light-years
- Beid 4.04 · 124.9 light-years
- τ³ Eri 4.08 · 88.3 light-years
- ι Eri 4.11 · 146.4 light-years
- HIP 17874 4.17 · 217.8 light-years
- τ⁶ Eri 4.22 · 58.0 light-years
- κ Eri 4.24 · 525.6 light-years
- λ Eri 4.25 · 899.6 light-years
- 82 G. Eri 4.26 · 19.7 light-years
- τ⁵ Eri 4.26 · 320.0 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- Ran 1 planet(s)
- 82 G. Eri 4 planet(s)
- 51 Eri 1 planet(s)
- HD 10647 1 planet(s)
- HD 25723 1 planet(s)
- HD 30562 1 planet(s)
- HIP 18606 1 planet(s)
- GJ 86 1 planet(s)
- GJ 2030 2 planet(s)
- GJ 3222 1 planet(s)
- HD 28185 2 planet(s)
- Ayeyarwady 1 planet(s)
- HIP 8541 2 planet(s)
- HD 18015 1 planet(s)
- Mouhoun 1 planet(s)
- HD 28192 1 planet(s)
- HD 22946 3 planet(s)
- HD 13808 2 planet(s)
- HD 25015 1 planet(s)
- HD 21520 1 planet(s)
- WASP-99 1 planet(s)
- GJ 160.2 1 planet(s)
- TIC 139702105 1 planet(s)
- TOI-444 1 planet(s)
- TOI-697 1 planet(s)
- Montuno 1 planet(s)
- WASP-117 1 planet(s)
- Koeia 1 planet(s)
- LTT 1445 A 2 planet(s)
- TOI-954 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2449 1 planet(s)
- WASP-97 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2426 1 planet(s)
- GJ 180 3 planet(s)
- WASP-35 1 planet(s)
- TOI-451 3 planet(s)
- WASP-140 1 planet(s)
- NGTS-20 1 planet(s)
- TOI-938 1 planet(s)
- Chaophraya 1 planet(s)
- HATS-57 1 planet(s)
- GJ 3293 4 planet(s)
- TIC 279401253 2 planet(s)
- WASP-22 1 planet(s)
- WASP-78 1 planet(s)
- GJ 3323 2 planet(s)
- TOI-4662 1 planet(s)
- LP 714-47 1 planet(s)
- WASP-139 1 planet(s)
- TOI-929 1 planet(s)
- TIC 34085383 1 planet(s)
- HATS-5 1 planet(s)
- WASP-141 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2719 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1201 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2373 1 planet(s)
- WASP-98 1 planet(s)
- TIC 9344899 1 planet(s)
- HATS-61 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2714 1 planet(s)
- TOI-406 2 planet(s)
- HATS-63 1 planet(s)
- TOI-435 1 planet(s)
- NGTS-16 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4666 1 planet(s)
- HATS-75 1 planet(s)
- LP 890-9 2 planet(s)
- 2MASS J0249-0557 c 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR B0450-18 (J0452-1759) Pulsar
- PSR B0447-12 (J0450-1248) Pulsar
- PSR J0312-0921 Pulsar
- Eridanus Globular cluster
- NGC 1535 Planetary nebula
Galaxies
- NGC 1300 61.0 million light-years
- NGC 1291 28.7 million light-years
- ESO 300-014 32.0 million light-years
- ESO 300-016 28.7 million light-years
- NGC 1592 29.7 million light-years
- ESO 483-013 24.1 million light-years
- NGC 1400 79.9 million light-years
- NGC 1637 30.3 million light-years
- NGC 852 299.1 million light-years
- IC 346 97.2 million light-years
- NGC 1369 61.1 million light-years
- NGC 1532 48.5 million light-years
- NGC 1531 54.5 million light-years
- IC 2040 62.3 million light-years
- NGC 1401 69.7 million light-years
- NGC 1416 101.0 million light-years
- NGC 1403 200.0 million light-years
- NGC 1102 515.7 million light-years
- NGC 1426 67.2 million light-years
- NGC 1256 200.9 million light-years
- NGC 1439 77.8 million light-years
- IC 1953 87.0 million light-years
- NGC 1521 197.7 million light-years
- NGC 1692 494.0 million light-years
- NGC 1390 56.2 million light-years
- NGC 1452 80.9 million light-years
- NGC 1407 82.9 million light-years
- IC 343 85.8 million light-years
- NGC 1393 100.2 million light-years
- NGC 1394 197.7 million light-years
- NGC 1440 74.4 million light-years
- NGC 1547 446.0 million light-years
- NGC 1262 1.16 billion light-years
- NGC 1650 502.7 million light-years
- NGC 1565 428.4 million light-years
- NGC 1190 122.0 million light-years
- NGC 1368 441.1 million light-years
- NGC 1199 119.7 million light-years
- IC 393 547.2 million light-years
- NGC 1150 415.9 million light-years
- NGC 1172 77.8 million light-years
- IC 326 474.8 million light-years
- IC 270 407.5 million light-years
- IC 272 404.1 million light-years
- NGC 1623 471.6 million light-years
- IC 317 467.9 million light-years
- IC 376 450.3 million light-years
- NGC 1162 183.5 million light-years
- IC 378 413.3 million light-years
- NGC 1118 193.9 million light-years
- NGC 1196 157.7 million light-years
- NGC 1195 182.2 million light-years
- IC 285 152.1 million light-years
- NGC 1725 181.0 million light-years
- NGC 1728 175.3 million light-years
- NGC 1721 209.7 million light-years
- NGC 1723 174.3 million light-years
- IC 1897 229.3 million light-years
- NGC 1238 231.1 million light-years
- NGC 1247 183.7 million light-years
- NGC 1284 418.7 million light-years
- IC 1880 477.1 million light-years
- NGC 1215 227.2 million light-years
- NGC 1208 203.0 million light-years
- NGC 1504 454.3 million light-years
- NGC 1505 455.0 million light-years
- NGC 1450 515.7 million light-years
- NGC 1242 186.8 million light-years
- NGC 1467 314.1 million light-years
- NGC 1206 477.6 million light-years
- NGC 1646 NED01 224.4 million light-years
- NGC 1720 195.0 million light-years
- NGC 1726 186.1 million light-years
- NGC 1645 228.3 million light-years
- NGC 1643 227.2 million light-years
- NGC 1600 218.1 million light-years
- NGC 1601 232.8 million light-years
- NGC 1376 193.5 million light-years
- NGC 1418 195.9 million light-years
- NGC 1417 191.7 million light-years
- IC 1886 401.7 million light-years
- IC 347 206.3 million light-years
- NGC 1314 183.2 million light-years
- NGC 1223 406.2 million light-years
- NGC 1328 285.2 million light-years
- NGC 1321 132.7 million light-years
- NGC 1308 295.9 million light-years
- NGC 1239 402.7 million light-years
- NGC 1305 291.8 million light-years
- NGC 1507 40.2 million light-years
- NGC 1298 305.1 million light-years
- NGC 1289 132.1 million light-years
- NGC 1638 154.5 million light-years
- NGC 1568 216.9 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 17797
- 54 Eri
- ω Eri
- π Eri
- Keid
- 32 Eri
- τ¹ Eri
- υ¹ Eri
- HIP 16870
- HIP 17351
- τ⁹ Eri
- τ⁸ Eri
- HIP 12413
- 17 Eri
- Angetenar
- 64 Eri
- Zibal
- ψ Eri
- 15 Eri
- 39 Eri
- 45 Eri
- HIP 21644
- 60 Eri
- HIP 8241
- HIP 18213
- 68 Eri
- 66 Eri
- HIP 13717
- ξ Eri
- 47 Eri
- HIP 13874
- 51 Eri
- HIP 14456
- 20 Eri
- 24 Eri
- τ⁷ Eri
- HIP 21297
- ρ³ Eri
- 35 Eri
- ρ² Eri
- Gl 159
- HIP 20264
- 63 Eri
- 4 Eri
- 37 Eri
- HIP 19398
- HIP 21685
- 30 Eri
- 58 Eri
- HIP 15643
- 62 Eri
- HD 10647
- 22 Eri
- HIP 22028
- 5 Eri
- HIP 16780
- 25 Eri
- HIP 21743
- HIP 16263
- HIP 17395
- GJ 9143
- HIP 18647
- HIP 20922
- HD 25723
- HIP 18262
- HIP 19511
- 46 Eri
- HIP 22860
- HIP 22881
- HIP 15411
- HIP 22086
- HIP 16142
- ρ¹ Eri
- p Eridani
- HIP 16285
- HIP 21192
- 59 Eri
- HD 30562
- HIP 19571
- HIP 23916
- p Eridani
- HIP 14187
- HIP 17798
- HIP 20465
- 6 Eri
- HIP 14110
- HIP 18606
- HIP 20271
- HIP 16989
- HIP 20341
- HIP 23475
- HIP 11102
- HIP 17805
- HIP 14913
- HIP 13479
- HIP 18723
- HIP 19996
- HIP 20892
- HIP 21042
- 21 Eri
- 55 Eri
- HIP 18339
- HIP 20075
- HIP 16266
- Gl 117
- HIP 21239
- HIP 14819
- HIP 20347
- HIP 12611
- HIP 20106
- HIP 21298
- Gl 81.3
- 7 Eri
- HIP 20765
- HIP 21718
- GJ 86
- HIP 16310
- HIP 19037
- HIP 21363
- HIP 13883
- 14 Eri
- HIP 20263
- HIP 23060
- HIP 15203
- HIP 18455
- HIP 22192
- HIP 17057
- HIP 14124
- GJ 2030
- HIP 17734
- HIP 18173
- HIP 17086
- HIP 20997
- Gl 183
- HIP 14814
- HIP 16677
- HIP 21110
- HIP 19121
- HIP 22439
- HIP 21486
- HIP 14355
- HIP 15230
- HIP 13421
- HIP 16015
- HIP 19111
- HIP 21428
- HIP 12708
- HIP 17136
- HIP 13271
- HIP 14797
- HIP 18990
- HIP 20138
- HIP 9022
- HIP 14757
- HIP 21324
- HIP 20467
- HIP 19601
- HIP 19509
- HIP 9685
- HIP 17436
- HIP 19590
- HIP 19725
- HIP 20360
- HIP 13008
- HIP 17950
- HIP 18926
- HIP 12964
- HIP 16779
- HIP 17214
- Gl 147.1
- GJ 3258
- GJ 3222
- GJ 3244
- GJ 3200
- Gl 152
- GJ 3264
- Gl 135
- GJ 9160B
- GJ 3300
- HD 28185
- Ayeyarwady
- Gl 141
- HIP 8541
- HD 18015
- Mouhoun
- HD 28192
- Gl 157A
- Gl 121.2
- Gl 115
- HD 22946
- GJ 9142
- HD 13808
- Gl 142
- HD 25015
- Gl 103
- Gl 156
- HD 21520
- GJ 1069
- Gl 166B
- GJ 3314
- WASP-99
- GJ 160.2
- TIC 139702105
- TOI-444
- Gl 143.1
- GJ 3318
- TOI-697
- Montuno
- WASP-117
- Koeia
- GJ 9163
- Gl 173
- LTT 1445 A
- TOI-954
- TOI-2449
- GJ 3305
- WASP-97
- Gl 81B
- TOI-2426
- GJ 3202
- GJ 180
- GJ 2033
- GJ 3192
- WASP-35
- TOI-451
- Gl 166C
- WASP-140
- GJ 3256
- Gl 101.1
- NGTS-20
- GJ 3218
- TOI-938
- GJ 3260
- Chaophraya
- Gl 157B
- GJ 3212
- HATS-57
- Gl 121.1
- GJ 3193B
- Gl 167.2
- GJ 3293
- TIC 279401253
- WASP-22
- WASP-78
- GJ 3323
- Gl 155.3
- GJ 2030B
- GJ 3263
- TOI-4662
- LP 714-47
- WASP-139
- TOI-929
- GJ 9086
- TIC 34085383
- HATS-5
- WASP-141
- GJ 3189
- TOI-2719
- GJ 3249
- GJ 1065
- GJ 3198
- GJ 1062
- GJ 3238
- GJ 3235
- TOI-1201
- TOI-2373
- WASP-98
- TIC 9344899
- HATS-61
- GJ 3196A
- TOI-2714
- GJ 3197B
- GJ 3303
- GJ 3306
- TOI-406
- HATS-63
- GJ 3228A
- TOI-435
- GJ 3229B
- NGTS-16
- GJ 3247
- TOI-4666
- GJ 1052
- HATS-75
- GJ 3180
- GJ 3223
- LP 890-9
- GJ 3252
- 2MASS J0249-0557 c
- 2MASSI J0251148-035245
- 2MASS J01282664-5545343
- 2MASSW J0337036-175807
- 2MASSW J0309088-194938
- SDSS J035721.11-064126.0
- 2MASSI J0439010-235308
- SIMP J04173264-1345388
- Gaia J041246.85-073416.8
- 2MASS J02583123-1520536
- 2MASS J04474307-1936045
- 2MASSI J0408290-145033
- 2MASSI J0428510-225323
- 2MASSI J0453264-175154
- DENIS-P J025503.3-470049
- 2MASS J03264225-2102057
- PSO J063.1519-02.8904
- SDSSp J041320.38-011424.9
- SIMP J04323767-0639501
- 2MASS J04232191-0803051
- SDSS J035048.62-051812.8
- SIMP J04175143-1838320
- 2MASS J04214620-0025072
- 2MASS J03511847-1149326
- SDSSp J042348.57-041403.5
- WISEA J041353.96-202320.3
- WISEA J020047.29-510521.4
- WISE J044633.45-242956.8
- WISEA J020110.68-523916.9
- PSO J052.7214-03.8409
- SIMP J04210695-1133431
- SIMP J02512861-0818254
- SIMP J04005763-1322024
- 2MASS J04062677-3812102
- PSO J054.8149-11.7792
- WISEA J032440.23-191905.6
- SDSS J030536.54-064216.3
- SDSS J040100.96-060933.0
- SDSS J035448.73-002742.1
- 2MASSI J0415195-093506
- PSO J071.8769-12.2713
- WISEA J030119.39-231921.1
- PSO J055.0493-21.1704
- WISEPA J044853.29-193548.5
- SDSS J024749.90-163112.6
- CFBDS J030226.67-143719.2
- CFBDS J030225.88-144125.4
- CFBDS J025401.67-182529.2
- WISEPA J050003.05-122343.2
- CFBDS J030135.11-161418.0
- WISE J025934.00-034645.7
- CFBDS J030130.53-104504.3
- WISE J033605.05-014350.4
- WISEA J032811.00-422321.6
- CFBDS J025805.92-145534.3
- CFBDS J025558.46-173020.2
- WISEA J042236.95-044203.5
- CFBDS J025840.60-182648.3
- CWISEP J042455.68+000221.4
- CFBDS J025718.08-124853.1
- CWISEP J040235.55-265145.4
- CFBDS J030922.29-161426.1