53 ERIDANI

'53 Eridani' (53 Eri) is a star in the constellation Eridanus. It also has the traditional name 'Sceptrum' (Latin "scepter"). 53 Eridani was one of the brighter stars, denoted ''p Sceptri (Brandenburgici)'', in the obsolete constellation Sceptrum Brandenburgicum.
53 Eridani belongs to the spectral class K2IIIb and has apparent magnitude +3.87. It is approximately 109 light years from Earth.

★ Coordinates (equinox J2000)


Right ascension: 4h38m10.80s


Declination: −14°18'14.0"

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Former constellations

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Star Tales – Sceptrum Brandenburgicum

★ [ftp://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/pub/cats/IV/27/table3.dat HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index (Kostjuk, 2002)] - at Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg.

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