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Eridanus · Eri · β Eri · HR 1666 · HIP 23875 · magnitude 2.78

Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of the ind-A asterism name kursiy al-jauza' al-muqaddam, "the Foremost footstool of aljauza' [today's Orion]," for λ, β and ψ Eri, and τ Ori.

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 1666

HIP

23875

Bayer ID

β Eri

Visual magnitude

2.78

Right ascension (J2000)

76.9624°

Declination (J2000)

-5.08645°

IAU adoption

2016/07/20

Name origin

Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of the ind-A asterism name kursiy al-jauza' al-muqaddam, "the Foremost footstool of aljauza' [today's Orion]," for λ, β and ψ Eri, and τ Ori.

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