Star profile
Angetenar
Tau 2 Eridani · Eridanus
What is Angetenar
Angetenar is a K-class orange giant in Eridanus, the long celestial river meandering southward from Orion. Her name derives from the Arabic «al-nahr al-tāʾir», 'the bend of the river', a literal nod to celestial geography. At 187 light-years, her light departed when Napoleon was proclaiming himself emperor in Paris: a human distance measured in stories.
Where it is and when to see it
Angetenar lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is October, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 17° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 28° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 69° N.
It ranks no. 40 in brightness among the 129 stars of Eridanus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Achernar, the brightest: it lies about 39° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 190 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Angetenar
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.76
- Distance
- 186.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 42.760° · Dec -21.004°
- Catalogue
- HIP 13288 · HD 17824
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Other stars in Eridanus
Eridanus has 129 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AchernarAlpha Eridani0.45
- CursaBeta Eridani2.78
- AcamarTheta 1 Eridani2.88
- Tau 8 Eridani4.64
- HIP 124134.74
- 17 Eridani4.74
- 64 Eridani4.78
- ZibalZeta Eridani4.80