Acamar

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Acamar is a bright binary star system in the constellation Eridanus, historically known as the river’s end in ancient star lore.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf binary star system
angularSeparationBetweenComponents about 8 arcseconds
apparentMagnitudeV 2.88
declination −40° 40′ 12″ (approximate, J2000)
distanceFromEarth about 161 light-years
about 49 parsecs
hasBayerDesignation Theta Eridani NERFINISHED
θ Eridani NERFINISHED
hasColorIndexBminusV about +0.16
hasComponent Acamar A NERFINISHED
Acamar B NERFINISHED
hasComponentSpectralType Acamar A: A4 IV
Acamar B: early-type A star (approximate)
hasCulturalSignificance considered the end of the river Eridanus in ancient star lore
name historically associated with the river’s end
hasEquatorialCoordinateSystem J2000
hasFlamsteedDesignation 19 Eridani NERFINISHED
hasHDDesignation HD 18622 NERFINISHED
hasHIPDesignation HIP 13847 NERFINISHED
hasHRDesignation HR 897
hasOtherDesignation CD−40 773 NERFINISHED
SAO 21521 NERFINISHED
WDS J02752-4016 NERFINISHED
hasParallaxMeasurement measured by Hipparcos and Gaia missions
hasProperMotion exhibits measurable proper motion
hasTraditionalName Acamar NERFINISHED
hasVariableStatus not known as a significant variable star
isBrightStar true
isCataloguedIn Bright Star Catalogue NERFINISHED
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED
Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED
isPartOf Milky Way NERFINISHED
isUsedFor stellar astrophysics studies of A-type subgiants
isVisibleToNakedEye true
locatedInConstellation Eridanus NERFINISHED
luminosityClass subgiant
nameEtymology derived from Arabic phrase meaning “the end of the river”
rightAscension 02h 47m 54s (approximate, J2000)
spectralType A4 IV

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eridanus traditionalName Acamar
subject surface form: Theta Eridani