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Achernar

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Achernar , brightest star in the constellation Eridanus ; Bayer designation a Eridani; 1992 position R.A. 1 h 37.4 m , Dec. -57°16'. A bluish-white white star with apparent magnitude 0.51, it is one of the 10 brightest stars in the entire sky. Its distance is about 120 light-years, and its luminosity about 600 times that of the sun. Achernar is of spectral class B5 V. Its name is from the Arabic meaning "end of the river [Eridanus]." Author not available, ACHERNAR. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Achernar
Achernar The star Alpha Eridani, a B3 dwarf of magnitude 0.45, ninth-brightest in the sky, 144 l.y. away. Its name comes from Arabic and means ‘river's end’. Read more

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...showing low rates (maximum ZHR 5) between November28 and December9. At maximum on December6, the radiant lies at RA 1h 12m, dec. -53° (northwest of Achernar). Unusually high activity (ZHR 100) occurred for a limited period around maximum in 1956. Read more

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	Sandra's advice: RIVER OF NIGHT; Life's restless trip for those born under sign of Eridanus.(Features) ; ...sky. It rises at Orion's feet and wanders down almost as far as the South Pole. At the Southern end of the river is the Star Achernar, which rules everyone born between March 1st and 12th. This giant blue star is the ninth brightest star in the Zodiac. The... Read more
	Obituaries ; ...Antarctica in 1956. Cmdr. Shumaker also helped decommission two U.S. Navy ships, the battleship Missouri and the transport ship Achernar. He was based in Washington on the staff of the commander of the Atlantic Fleet for two years before retiring from the Navy... Read more
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