Ran (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Ran is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:07 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 31° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:36.

Name Ran
Object type Star
Other names
Ran
ε-Eri
Epsilon Eridani
18-Eri
18 Eridani
HR 1084[1]
HD 22049
HIP 16537[3]
TYC 5296-1533-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:03h32m55s [2]
Declination:−09°27'29" [2]
Constellation:Eridanus
Magnitude:3.72 (V) [2]
4.85 (BT) [2]
3.81 (VT) [2]
Distance:3.2 parsec
10.5 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.88
Proper motion (speed):975.4 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):271.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):6.18

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