hip-17457

Hot blue star

Its story

24 Eridani is a B-type blue star 655 light-years away, set along the long celestial course of the river Eridanus, which winds from Orion deep into the southern sky. Its hot atmosphere places it among the B stars common to the young regions of the galaxy, where lingering clouds of gas still light their offspring. The light arriving tonight left the star in the 14th century.

Constellation: Eridanus
Apparent magnitude: 5.24
Distance: 655.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 56.127° · Dec -1.163°
Catalogue: HIP 17457 · HD 23363

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