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Bright stars in Eridanus - Full list

The table below lists all the stars in the Eridanus constellation which are brighter than magnitude 6.5 (approximate). The list includes 191 stars. Click on each star to see more details about it.

HR Number(*)	Star designation	Proper name	Visual magnitude	Color	Notes
HR472	α Eridani	Achernar	0.46	⬤	Variable;
HR1666	β Eridani	Cursa	2.79	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR1231	γ Eridani	Zaurak	2.95	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR897	θ1 Eridani	Acamar	3.24	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR1136	δ Eridani		3.54	⬤	Variable;
HR1347	υ4 Eridani		3.56	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR674	φ Eridani		3.56	⬤	Double;
HR1003	τ4 Eridani		3.69	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR566	χ Eridani		3.7	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR1084	ε Eridani	Ran	3.73	⬤	Double;
HR1464	υ2 Eridani	Theemin	3.82	⬤
HR1481	53 Eridani	Sceptrum	3.87	⬤	Double;
HR874	η Eridani	Azha	3.89	⬤	Variable;
HR1463	ν Eridani		3.93	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR1393	43 Eridani	Beemim	3.96	⬤
HR1520	μ Eridani		4.02	⬤
HR1298	ο1 Eridani	Beid	4.04	⬤	Variable;
HR919	τ3 Eridani		4.09	⬤
HR794	ι Eridani		4.11	⬤
HR1195			4.17	⬤
HR1173	τ6 Eridani		4.23	⬤
HR721	κ Eridani		4.25	⬤
HR1008			4.27	⬤
HR1679	λ Eridani		4.27	⬤	Variable;
HR1088	τ5 Eridani		4.27	⬤
HR1496	54 Eridani		4.32	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR898	θ2 Eridani		4.35	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR1560	ω Eridani		4.39	⬤
HR1162	π Eridani		4.42	⬤	Variable;
HR1325	ο2 Eridani	Keid	4.43	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR818	τ1 Eridani		4.47	⬤
HR1453	υ1 Eridani		4.51	⬤	Variable;
HR1106			4.58	⬤
HR1143			4.59	⬤	Double;
HR1213	τ8 Eridani		4.65	⬤	Variable;
HR1240	τ9 Eridani		4.66	⬤	Variable;
HR1190			4.73	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR1070	17 Eridani		4.73	⬤
HR789			4.75	⬤	Double;
HR850	τ2 Eridani	Angetenar	4.75	⬤	Double;
HR1212	32 Eridani		4.79	⬤	Multiple;
HR1611	64 Eridani		4.79	⬤	Variable;
HR984	ζ Eridani	Zibal	4.8	⬤	Variable;
HR1617	ψ Eridani		4.81	⬤
HR1318	39 Eridani		4.87	⬤	Multiple;
HR994	15 Eridani		4.88	⬤	Double;
HR1437	45 Eridani		4.91	⬤
HR1483			5.01	⬤
HR1549	60 Eridani		5.03	⬤	Variable;
HR520			5.04	⬤
HR1214			5.11	⬤
HR1451	47 Eridani		5.11	⬤	Variable;
HR1657	66 Eridani		5.12	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR1673	68 Eridani		5.12	⬤
HR875			5.17	⬤
HR1383	ξ Eridani		5.17	⬤	Variable;
HR892			5.23	⬤	Double;
HR1100	20 Eridani		5.23	⬤	Variable;
HR1474	51 Eridani		5.23	⬤	Multiple;
HR1181	τ7 Eridani		5.24	⬤	Variable;
HR1146	24 Eridani		5.25	⬤
HR1452			5.26	⬤
HR925	ρ3 Eridani		5.26	⬤
HR935			5.27	⬤	Double;
HR1244	35 Eridani		5.28	⬤
HR917	ρ2 Eridani		5.32	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR1288			5.37	⬤
HR1249			5.38	⬤
HR1367			5.38	⬤
HR1608	63 Eridani		5.38	⬤
HR1189			5.4	⬤	Double;
HR1290	37 Eridani		5.44	⬤
HR1487			5.45	⬤
HR883	4 Eridani		5.45	⬤
HR1202	30 Eridani		5.48	⬤	Double;
HR1532	58 Eridani		5.51	⬤
HR1582	62 Eridani		5.51	⬤	Double;
HR1016			5.52	⬤
HR506			5.52	⬤
HR1513			5.53	⬤
HR1121	22 Eridani		5.53	⬤
HR1150	25 Eridani		5.55	⬤
HR899	5 Eridani		5.56	⬤	Variable;
HR1098			5.57	⬤
HR1495			5.58	⬤
HR1275			5.59	⬤
HR1062			5.59	⬤
HR1423			5.6	⬤	Variable;
HR1139			5.6	⬤
HR1235			5.6	⬤
HR1265			5.61	⬤
HR1293			5.7	⬤
HR1579			5.7	⬤
HR1219			5.71	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR997			5.71	⬤	Double;
HR1581			5.72	⬤	Variable;
HR1521			5.72	⬤
HR1449	46 Eridani		5.72	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR1050			5.73	⬤
HR907	ρ1 Eridani		5.75	⬤
HR487			5.76	⬤	Double;
HR1538	59 Eridani		5.77	⬤
HR1536			5.78	⬤
HR1671			5.78	⬤	Multiple;
HR1075			5.78	⬤
HR1300			5.79	⬤
HR1441			5.81	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR1187			5.81	⬤
HR929			5.82	⬤
HR1384			5.83	⬤	Variable;
HR912			5.83	⬤
HR1232			5.83	⬤
HR889	6 Eridani		5.84	⬤
HR1108			5.85	⬤
HR1363			5.85	⬤	Variable;
HR1625			5.85	⬤
HR1366			5.86	⬤	Multiple;
HR1508	56 Eridani		5.9	⬤	Variable;
HR1182			5.91	⬤
HR701			5.92	⬤
HR1246			5.93	⬤
HR968			5.93	⬤	Multiple;
HR1332			5.94	⬤
HR862			5.95	⬤
HR1439			5.96	⬤	Double;
HR1421			5.96	⬤
HR1111	21 Eridani		5.96	⬤
HR1060			5.99	⬤
HR1345			6	⬤	Variable;
HR1217			6	⬤	Variable;
HR1374			6.01	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR857			6.04	⬤	Variable;
HR955			6.05	⬤	Double;
HR1447			6.06	⬤
HR1353			6.07	⬤
HR1450			6.09	⬤
HR807			6.1	⬤
HR1488			6.1	⬤
HR573			6.1	⬤
HR1410			6.11	⬤	Double;
HR904	7 Eridani		6.11	⬤	Variable;
HR637			6.12	⬤
HR1076			6.12	⬤	Variable;
HR1461			6.13	⬤
HR1267			6.13	⬤
HR895			6.14	⬤
HR988	14 Eridani		6.14	⬤
HR1595			6.15	⬤
HR983			6.17	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR1525			6.19	⬤
HR1225			6.19	⬤	Variable;
HR913			6.19	⬤
HR1117			6.19	⬤
HR1024			6.2	⬤	Double;
HR1186			6.21	⬤
HR1438			6.21	⬤	Double;
HR1614			6.22	⬤
HR1206			6.22	⬤
HR1116			6.23	⬤
HR1431			6.24	⬤
HR1091			6.25	⬤
HR1545			6.26	⬤
HR1272			6.26	⬤
HR957			6.26	⬤
HR1362			6.27	⬤	Variable;
HR1476			6.3	⬤
HR1049			6.32	⬤
HR859			6.32	⬤
HR1120			6.33	⬤
HR1462			6.33	⬤	Multiple;
HR1274			6.34	⬤
HR814			6.36	⬤	Double;
HR853			6.36	⬤
HR1359			6.37	⬤	Double;
HR1460			6.37	⬤	Double;
HR953			6.38	⬤
HR1386			6.39	⬤	Double;
HR1263			6.39	⬤
HR1299			6.44	⬤
HR1312			6.44	⬤
HR1157			6.45	⬤	Double;
HR1258			6.46	⬤	Variable;
HR827			6.47	⬤
HR1125			6.49	⬤	Double;
HR826			6.49	⬤
HR1398			6.55	⬤	Multiple;
HR1128			6.59	⬤
HR1506	55 Eridani		6.7	⬤	Double;
HR822			6.85	⬤
HR1200			6.86	⬤
HR832			6.9	⬤	Variable;

(*) HR stands for Harvard Revised Bright Star Catalogue, which is also known as the Yale Catalogue of Bright Stars.