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f Eridani
Location of f Eridani (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Eridanus
HD 24072
Right ascension 03h 48m 35.87402s[1]
Declination −37° 37′ 12.5158″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.721±0.009[2]
HD 24071
Right ascension 03h 48m 35.47769s[3]
Declination −37° 37′ 19.2124″[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.246±0.009[2]
Characteristics
HD 24072
Evolutionary stage main sequence[4]
Spectral type B9.5 Van[5]
HD 24071
Evolutionary stage main sequence[3]
Spectral type A1 Va[5]
Variable type suspected[6]
Astrometry
HD 24072
Proper motion (μ) RA: +81.136[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −6.795[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)18.8093±0.2220 mas[1]
Distance173 ± 2 ly
(53.2 ± 0.6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.194±0.190[2]
HD 24071
Proper motion (μ) RA: +63.372[3] mas/yr
Dec.: −8.121[3] mas/yr
Parallax (π)18.7976±0.0582 mas[3]
Distance173.5 ± 0.5 ly
(53.2 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.719±0.190[2]
Details
HD 24072
Mass2.6[7] M
Radius2.0[7] R
Luminosity35[7] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.26[7] cgs
Temperature10,046[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.49[8] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)225[9] km/s
Age45±4[2] Myr
HD 24071
Mass2.1[3] M
Radius1.7[3] R
Luminosity20[3] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.16[3] cgs
Temperature9,503[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.54[8] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)39[9] km/s
Age45±4[2] Myr
Other designations
f Eridani, CD−38 1297, HIP 17797, WDS J03486-3737[10]
A: HD 24072, HR 1190, SAO 194551[11]
B: HD 24071, HR 1189, SAO 194550[12]
Database references
SIMBADdata
HD 24072
HD 24071

f Eridani is a binary,[13] or possibly a triple, star system in the equatorial constellation of Eridanus, consisting of stars HD 24071 and HD 24072. They share a single Hipparcos catalogue entry, HIP 17797, but have separate Bright Star Catalogue listings, HR 1189 and 1190. f Eridani is the Bayer designation of the pair.

f Eridani is visible to the naked eye as a single star with a magnitude of 4.25.[14] HD 24071 has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.25 and HD 24072 a magnitude of 4.72.[2] As of 2009, the pair had an angular separation of 8.40 along a position angle of 216°.[15] Both stars have an annual parallax shift 18.8 mas, which provides a distance estimate to the system of 173 light years. The pair are members of the Tucana-Horologium moving group, a 45 million year old set of stars that share a common motion through space.[2]

The brighter component, HD 24072, is a B-type main-sequence star with a classification of B9.5 Van.[5] The n suffix indicates "nebulous" absorption lines which are caused by its rapid rotation. It has a projected rotational velocity of 225 km/s.[9]

HD 24071 may itself be a spectroscopic binary. The visible component is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A1 Va.[5] It is a suspected variable star of unknown type showing an amplitude of 0.05 magnitude,[6] and is a source of X-ray emission, which may originate from a companion of class G2-5V.[16]

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