Stars in Eridanus
The brightest star in Eridanus is Achernar, at apparent magnitude 0.46 and 140 ly from Earth, one of 103 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 17 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achernar | 0.46 | 140 ly | Blue-white main-sequence star | 15,000 K |
| 2 | Cursa | 2.78 | 89.4 ly | A3IIIvar | ~8,478 K |
| 3 | Acamar | 2.88 | 161 ly | A4III+... | ~8,766 K |
| 4 | Zaurak | 2.97 | 203 ly | M1IIIb Ca-1 | ~3,666 K |
| 5 | Rana | 3.52 | 29.5 ly | K0IV | ~4,957 K |
| 6 | Upsilon⁴ Eri | 3.55 | 178 ly | B9V | ~11,709 K |
| 7 | Phi Eri | 3.56 | 154 ly | B8IV-V | ~11,920 K |
| 8 | Chi Eri | 3.69 | 58.2 ly | G5IV | ~5,151 K |
| 9 | Tau⁴ Eri | 3.70 | 305 ly | M3/M4III | ~3,630 K |
| 10 | Ran (Epsilon Eridani) | 3.72 | 10.4 ly | K2 V | 5,020 K |
| 11 | Theemin | 3.81 | 214 ly | G8III | ~4,848 K |
| 12 | Sceptrum | 3.86 | 110 ly | K1III | ~4,554 K |
| 13 | Azha | 3.89 | 137 ly | K1III-IV | ~4,541 K |
| 14 | Nu Eri | 3.93 | 675 ly | B2III SB | ~13,831 K |
| 15 | Beemim | 3.97 | 296 ly | K4III | ~3,842 K |
| 16 | Mu Eri | 4.01 | 522 ly | B5IV | ~12,449 K |
| 17 | Beid | 4.04 | 122 ly | F2II-III | ~7,294 K |
| 18 | Tau³ Eri | 4.08 | 88.6 ly | A4V | ~8,461 K |
| 19 | Iota Eri | 4.11 | 151 ly | K0III | ~4,728 K |
| 20 | HR 1195 | 4.17 | 210 ly | G8III | ~4,925 K |
| 21 | Tau⁶ Eri | 4.22 | 57.5 ly | F3/F5V | ~6,704 K |
| 22 | Kappa Eri | 4.24 | 508 ly | B5IV | ~12,216 K |
| 23 | Lambda Eri | 4.25 | 811 ly | B2IVn | ~13,279 K |
| 24 | 82 G. Eridani | 4.26 | 19.6 ly | G6 V | 5,368 K |
| 25 | Tau⁵ Eri | 4.26 | 293 ly | B9V | ~11,675 K |
| 26 | HR 1189 | 4.30 | 165 ly | A+... | ~10,625 K |
| 27 | 54 Eri | 4.32 | 369 ly | M3/M4III | ~3,650 K |
| 28 | Omega Eri | 4.36 | 235 ly | A9IV | ~7,747 K |
| 29 | Pi Eri | 4.43 | 481 ly | M1III | ~3,644 K |
| 30 | Keid | 4.43 | 16.3 ly | K1V | ~5,221 K |
| 31 | 32 Eri | 4.46 | 313 ly | G8III | ~5,699 K |
| 32 | Tau¹ Eri | 4.47 | 46.4 ly | F5/F6V | ~6,476 K |
| 33 | Upsilon¹ Eri | 4.49 | 127 ly | K0III | ~4,811 K |
| 34 | Angetenar | 4.76 | 187 ly | K0III | ~4,980 K |
| 35 | Zibal | 4.80 | 110 ly | A5m | ~7,923 K |
| 36 | 51 Eri | 5.21 | 97.1 ly | F0 IV | 7,422 K |
| 37 | HD 10647 | 5.52 | 56.5 ly | F9 V | 6,218 K |
| 38 | HD 25723 | 5.60 | 374 ly | K1 III | 4,766 K |
| 39 | HD 30562 | 5.77 | 85.3 ly | G2 IV | 5,882 K |
| 40 | HIP 18606 | 5.83 | 153 ly | K0/1 III | 4,860 K |
| 41 | GJ 86 | 6.12 | 35.2 ly | K1V | 5,182 K |
| 42 | GJ 2030 | 6.21 | 121 ly | G-type | 5,485 K |
| 43 | GJ 3222 | 6.90 | 59.5 ly | K0V | 5,257 K |
| 44 | HD 28185 | 7.80 | 128 ly | G5 | 5,602 K |
| 45 | HD 18742 | 7.81 | 531 ly | G8/K0 IV | 4,940 K |
| 46 | Ayeyarwady | 7.81 | 441 ly | G8/K0IV | ~4,902 K |
| 47 | HIP 8541 | 7.88 | 506 ly | K2 III/IV | 4,672 K |
| 48 | HD 18015 | 7.89 | 404 ly | G6 IV | 5,603 K |
| 49 | HD 30856 | 7.91 | 428 ly | K0 III | 4,895 K |
| 50 | Mouhoun | 7.91 | 385 ly | K0III | ~4,838 K |
| 51 | HD 28192 | 8.06 | 162 ly | G-type | 5,920 K |
| 52 | HD 22946 | 8.27 | 205 ly | F7/F8V | 6,169 K |
| 53 | HD 13808 | 8.36 | 92.1 ly | K2 V | 5,035 K |
| 54 | HD 25015 | 8.87 | 122 ly | K2 V | 5,160 K |
| 55 | HD 21520 | 9.17 | 258 ly | G-type | 5,871 K |
| 56 | WASP-99 | 9.47 | 517 ly | F8 | 6,150 K |
| 57 | TIC 139702105 | 9.65 | 299 ly | G-type | 5,742 K |
| 58 | GJ 160.2 | 9.70 | 84.3 ly | M0 V | 4,347 K |
| 59 | TOI-444 | 9.86 | 187 ly | K1/2 V | 5,225 K |
| 60 | TOI-697 | 10.00 | 306 ly | G-type | 5,682 K |
| 61 | WASP-79 | 10.04 | 805 ly | F5 | 6,600 K |
| 62 | WASP-117 | 10.14 | 515 ly | F9 | 6,040 K |
| 63 | HIP 12961 | 10.25 | 76.2 ly | M0 | 3,901 K |
| 64 | Koeia | 10.25 | 75.1 ly | M0 | ~3,968 K |
| 65 | TOI-954 | 10.34 | 779 ly | G-type | 5,710 K |
| 66 | TOI-2449 | 10.42 | 511 ly | G | 6,021 K |
| 67 | WASP-97 | 10.57 | 493 ly | G5 | 5,640 K |
| 68 | LTT 1445 A | 10.59 | 22.4 ly | M3.0 | 3,562 K |
| 69 | GJ 180 | 10.91 | 38.9 ly | M3 | 3,371 K |
| 70 | WASP-35 | 10.94 | 660 ly | G-type | 5,990 K |
| 71 | TOI-451 | 10.94 | 404 ly | G8 V | 5,490 K |
| 72 | WASP-140 | 11.12 | 384 ly | K0 | 5,300 K |
| 73 | NGTS-20 | 11.23 | 1,249 ly | G1 IV | 5,980 K |
| 74 | TOI-938 | 11.39 | 701 ly | G-type | 5,829 K |
| 75 | WASP-50 | 11.44 | 603 ly | G-type | 5,400 K |
| 76 | TIC 279401253 | 11.94 | 931 ly | G-type | 5,951 K |
| 77 | GJ 3293 | 11.95 | 65.9 ly | M2.5 | 3,466 K |
| 78 | WASP-78 | 11.96 | 2,460 ly | F-type | 6,100 K |
| 79 | WASP-22 | 11.99 | 1,036 ly | G1 V | 6,000 K |
| 80 | TOI-1201 | 12.26 | 124 ly | M2.0 V | 3,476 K |
| 81 | HATS-57 | 12.33 | 912 ly | G-type | 5,587 K |
| 82 | TOI-4662 | 12.44 | 362 ly | K-type | 4,520 K |
| 83 | WASP-139 | 12.46 | 693 ly | K0 | 5,310 K |
| 84 | TOI-929 | 12.49 | 373 ly | K-type | 4,457 K |
| 85 | LP 714-47 | 12.49 | 172 ly | M1 V | 4,123 K |
| 86 | TIC 34085383 | 12.55 | 486 ly | K-type | 4,695 K |
| 87 | GJ 3323 | 12.57 | 17.5 ly | M4 | 3,159 K |
| 88 | HATS-5 | 12.60 | 804 ly | G | 5,304 K |
| 89 | WASP-141 | 12.65 | 1,685 ly | F9 | 5,900 K |
| 90 | TOI-2719 | 12.68 | 1,919 ly | G-type | 5,762 K |
| 91 | TOI-2373 | 13.25 | 1,659 ly | G-type | 5,651 K |
| 92 | WASP-98 | 13.25 | 919 ly | G7 | 5,473 K |
| 93 | TIC 9344899 | 13.29 | 1,736 ly | G3 V | 5,800 K |
| 94 | HATS-61 | 13.35 | 2,217 ly | G-type | 5,542 K |
| 95 | TOI-2714 | 13.47 | 1,950 ly | G-type | 5,665 K |
| 96 | TOI-406 | 13.77 | 101 ly | M3 | 3,392 K |
| 97 | HATS-63 | 13.99 | 2,033 ly | G-type | 5,627 K |
| 98 | NGTS-16 | 14.53 | 2,929 ly | G7 V | 5,550 K |
| 99 | TOI-4666 | 15.33 | 505 ly | M2±0.5 | 3,793 K |
| 100 | HATS-75 | 15.69 | 636 ly | K-type | 3,790 K |
| 101 | LP 890-9 | 18.00 | 106 ly | M6 V | 2,850 K |
| 102 | 2MASS J0249-0557 A | 18.30 | 215 ly | M6 V | 2,859 K |
| 103 | WISE J033605.05-014350.4 | – | – | M-type | 415 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Eridanus?
The brightest star in Eridanus is Achernar, at apparent magnitude 0.46 and 140 ly from Earth, one of 103 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 17 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Eridanus?
The nearest of them is Ran (Epsilon Eridani), 10 ly away.