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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Achernar
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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0.46
-1.46
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gptkbp:BayerDesignation
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gptkb:Alpha_Eridani
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:HD_10144
gptkb:HIP_7588
gptkb:HR_472
gptkb:SAO_232481
CD-57 334
ADS 1187
CCDM J01377-5714A
GC 2037
WDS J01377-5714A
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gptkbp:colorIndexB-V
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-0.16
-0.53
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gptkbp:constellation
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gptkb:Eridanus
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gptkbp:declination
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-57° 14′ 12.3″
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gptkbp:diameter
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7.3 solar radii
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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ancient astronomers
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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139 light years
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gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation
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38 Eridani
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gptkbp:hasCompanion
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possible faint companion star
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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α Eridani
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gptkbp:IAUApprovedName
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gptkb:Achernar
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gptkbp:luminosity
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3,150 times solar
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gptkbp:mass
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6.7 solar masses
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gptkbp:nameMeaning
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'End of the River' in Arabic
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gptkbp:notableFor
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brightest star in Eridanus
one of the ten brightest stars in the night sky
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gptkbp:parallax
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23.39 mas
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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01h 37m 42.85s
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gptkbp:rotationPeriod
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250 km/s
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gptkbp:shape
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oblate due to rapid rotation
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gptkbp:spectralType
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B6Vep
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gptkbp:temperature
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15,000 K
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gptkbp:variableStar
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Be star
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Alpha_Eridani
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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