γ Eridani

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/γ_Eridani
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
red supergiant
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 2.95
-1.16
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:γ_Eridani
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:FK5_120
gptkb:HR_1231
HIP 14135
SAO 130533
ADS 2190
BD-13 635
GC 3642
HD 18925
WDS J03580-1330
gptkbp:colorIndexB-V +1.60
+1.92
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Eridanus
gptkbp:declination -13° 30′ 30″
gptkbp:diameter 77 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy known since antiquity
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 203 light years
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage asymptotic giant branch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label γ Eridani
gptkbp:luminosity 1150 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 1.5 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.03 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:nameOrigin Arabic (Zaurak = 'boat')
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Zaurak
gptkbp:parallax 16.09 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA +44.22 mas/yr
-9.36 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity +21.0 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 03h 58m 01.2s
gptkbp:spectralType M0III
gptkbp:temperature 3850 K
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gamma_Eridani
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7