Ran

Eps

Variable star

Its story

Ran is one of the truly nearby stars to the solar system: an orange class-K that pulses with subtle variations just 10.5 light-years away, in the constellation Eridanus. It is so close that the light seen tonight set out little more than a decade ago, a minute distance on the cosmic scale. It takes its name from the Norse goddess of the sea, wife of Aegir, associated with the nets that dragged sailors to the depths: a cold name for a star that may yet harbour worlds of its own.

Constellation: Eridanus
Apparent magnitude: 3.72
Distance: 10.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 53.233° · Dec -9.458°
Catalogue: HIP 16537 · HD 22049

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