Beid

Omi-1

Variable star

Its story

Beid winds along Eridanus, the celestial river that flows down from Orion into the southern skies. Its Arabic name «al-baid», the egg, evoked a subtle ovalness imagined by medieval astronomers. A yellowish F-class star 121 light years away, mildly variable, it belongs to a multiple system whose nearby companion, Keid, also features in this very batch.

Constellation: Eridanus
Apparent magnitude: 4.04
Distance: 121.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 62.966° · Dec -6.838°
Catalogue: HIP 19587 · HD 26574

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