Delta Eridani

δ Eridani / Rana
Location of δ Eridani (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 03h 43m 14.90088s[1]
Declination –09° 45′ 48.2084″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.51 - 3.56[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Subgiant
Spectral type K0 IV[3]
U−B color index +0.69[4]
B−V color index +0.92[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−6.28±0.09[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −93.16[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +743.64[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)110.61 ± 0.29 mas[1]
Distance29.49 ± 0.08 ly
(9.04 ± 0.02 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.77[6]
Details[7]
Mass1.33±0.07[8] M☉
Radius2.35±0.01 R☉
Luminosity3.17±0.09 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.66±0.1 cgs
Temperature5,027±48 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.07±0.03 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.7±0.6[8] km/s
Age6.194[9] Gyr
Other designations
Rana, δ Eridani, 23 Eridani, del Eri, NSV 1246, BD−10°728, GJ 150, HD 23249, HIP 17378, HR 1136, SAO 130686, LHS 1581[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Delta Eridani, which is Latinized from δ Eridani, is the fifth-brightest star in the constellation of Eridanus.

The star is visible to the naked eye and has been observed to vary slightly in 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]

Delta Eridani is sometimes called Rana:[12] Rana means "the frog" in Latin, but derivation of this name is uncertain. The name was approved by the International Astronomic Union on 4 April 2022.[13]

Characteristics

The stellar classification of this star is K0 IV,[3] matching a subgiant star that has exhausted its core hydrogen. This has caused the star to expand and become cooler than a comparable main sequence star. Stellar modelling indicates it is near the end of the subgiant stage and about to transition into a giant. It is an estimated six[9] billion years old with 33% more mass than the Sun.[8] The star has 2.35 times the size of the Sun and is radiating three times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,022 K.[7]

Delta Eridani is catalogued as a suspected RS Canum Venaticorum variable in 1983,[14] but the activity level for the star is very low that this is considered a mistake.[15] A low projected rotational velocity of under 1 km/s and the lack of radial velocity variation suggests that this star is being viewed from nearly pole-on. However, an examination of the star using interferometry does not detect the presence of a companion at the expected distance.[9]

Chinese name

In Chinese, 天苑 (Tiān Yuàn), meaning Celestial Meadows, refers to an asterism consisting of δ Eridani, γ Eridani, π Eridani, ε Eridani, ζ Eridani, η Eridani, π Ceti, τ1 Eridani, τ2 Eridani, τ3 Eridani, τ4 Eridani, τ5 Eridani, τ6 Eridani, τ7 Eridani, τ8 Eridani and τ9 Eridani.[16] Consequently, the Chinese name for δ Eridani itself is 天苑三 (Tiān Yuàn sān, English: the Third Star of Celestial Meadows.)[17]

See also

References

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  11. ^ Eaton, J. A.; Poe, C. H. (April 1985). "Limits on the Variability of epsilon Eridani and delta Eridani". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 2712: 1. Bibcode:1985IBVS.2712....1E.
  12. ^ Bečvář, A. (1951). Atlas Coeli Skalnaté Pleso II - Katalog 1950.0. Přírodovědecké Vydavatelstrí. p. 277. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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  14. ^ Fisher, G. F.; et al. (January 1983). "Delta Eridani: a Very Bright New Variable Star". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 2259: 1. Bibcode:1983IBVS.2259....1F.
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  16. ^ (in Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
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