Delta Eridani

Delta Eridani, which is Latinized from δ Eridani, is a

star in the equatorial constellation of Eridanus. It is δ Eridani
sometimes called Rana:[10] Rana means "the frog" in
Latin, but derivation of this name is uncertain. The star
is visible to the naked eye and has been observed to
vary in slightly brightness between magnitudes 3.51
and 3.56,[2] although subsequent observations did not
bear this out.[11] It is relatively near to the Sun, with a
distance of about 29.5 light years as determined from
parallax.[1] The star is drifting closer with a radial
velocity of −6 km/s.[5]

Contents
Structure
Chinese name
Location of δ Eridani (circled)
See also
Observation data
References Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
External links Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 03h 43m 14.90088s[1]

Structure Declination –09° 45′ 48.2084″[1]

Apparent magnitude (V) 3.51 - 3.56[2]
The stellar classification of this star is K0 IV,[3] Characteristics
matching a subgiant star that has exhausted its core
hydrogen. This has caused the star to expand and Evolutionary stage Subgiant
become cooler than a comparable main sequence star. Spectral type K0 IV[3]
Stellar modelling indicates it is near the end of the
U−B color index +0.69[4]
subgiant stage and about to transition into a giant. It is
an estimated six[8] billion years old with 33% more B−V color index +0.92[4]
mass than the Sun. The star has 2.3 times the girth of Variable type Suspected RS CVn[2]
the Sun and is radiating three times the Sun's
Astrometry
luminosity from its photosphere at an effective
temperature of 4,986 K.[7] Radial velocity (Rv ) −6.28 ± 0.09[5] km/s

Delta Eridani is catalogued as a suspected RS Canum Proper motion (μ) RA: −93.16[1] mas/yr
Venaticorum variable in 1983,[12] but the activity level Dec.: +743.64[1] mas/yr
for the star is so low that this is considered doubtful. Parallax (π) 110.61 ± 0.29[1] mas
This class of variables occurs in close binary systems.
Distance 29.49 ± 0.08 ly
A low projected rotational velocity of under 1 km/s
and the lack of radial velocity variation suggests that (9.04 ± 0.02 pc)
this putative variable is being viewed from nearly Absolute magnitude (MV ) 3.77[6]

Details[7]
pole-on. However, an examination of the star using Mass 1.33 ± 0.07 M☉
interferometry does not detect the presence of a
Radius 2.327 ± 0.029 R☉
companion at the expected distance.[8]
Luminosity 3.00 ± 0.12 L☉

Chinese name Surface gravity (log g) 3.77 ± 0.08 cgs

Temperature 4,986 ± 57 K
In Chinese, (Tiān Yuàn), meaning Celestial Metallicity [Fe/H] +0.15 ± 0.07 dex
Meadows, refers to an asterism consisting of δ Eridani,
γ Eridani, π Eridani, ε Eridani, ζ Eridani, η Eridani, π Rotational velocity 0.7 ± 0.6 km/s
Ceti, τ1 Eridani, τ2 Eridani, τ3 Eridani, τ4 Eridani, τ5 (v sin i)

Eridani, τ6 Eridani, τ7 Eridani, τ8 Eridani and τ9 Age 6.194[8] Gyr

Eridani.[13] Consequently, the Chinese name for δ
Eridani itself is 三 (Tiān Yuàn sān, English: the Other designations
Third Star of Celestial Meadows.)[14] Rana, δ Eridani, 23 Eridani, del Eri,
NSV 1246, BD−10°728, GJ 150,
See also HD 23249, HIP 17378, HR 1136,
SAO 130686, LHS 1581[9]
List of star systems within 25–30 light-years Database references
Delta Eridani in fiction
SIMBAD data (http://simbad.u-st
rasbg.fr/simbad/sim-i
References d?Ident=del+Eri)

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External links
Kaler, James B. "RANA (Delta Eridani)" (http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/rana.html). STARS.
Retrieved 2021-01-11.
"Rana" (http://www.solstation.com/stars/rana.htm). SolStation Company. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
nStars entry (https://web.archive.org/web/20050307222413/http://nstars.arc.nasa.gov/searches/
starinfo.cfm?partb=0343m0945&starpage=0)

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