Location of υ Eridani (circled) | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 04 35 33.03834 |
| Declination | −30° 33′ 44.4297″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.804 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G8+ III |
| U−B color index | +0.740 |
| B−V color index | +0.968 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −4.0±0.9 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −49.27 mas/yr Dec.: −12.72 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 15.25 ± 0.19 mas |
| Distance | 214 ± 3 ly (65.6 ± 0.8 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.27 |
| Details | |
| Radius | 16 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 138 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.77±0.07 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,074±30 K |
| Metallicity | 0.04±0.03 dex |
| Other designations | |
| Theemin, υ Eridani, Upsilon Eridani, 52 Eridani, CD −30° 1901, CPD−30 631, FK5 170, GC 5614, HD 29291, HIP 21393, HR 1464, PPM 280424, SAO 195148. | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Upsilon Eridani (υ² Eridani, abbreviated Upsilon Eri, υ Eri), officially named Theemin /ˈθiːmən/, is a star in the constellation of Eridanus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.8. Based upon parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is approximately 66 parsecs (214 light-years) from the Sun.
It is an evolved red clump giant star with a stellar classification of G8+ III. The measured angular diameter is 2.21 mas. At the star's distance, this yields a physical size of around 16 times the radius of the Sun. It radiates 138 times the solar luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 5074 K.
Nomenclature
υ Eridani (Latinised to Upsilon Eridani) is the star's Bayer designation.
It bore the traditional name Theemin (also written as Theemim and Beemin). In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Theemin for this star on February 1, 2017, and it is now included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.
In the Almagest, Ptolemy called it hē kampē, "the bend in the river;" Arab writers corrupted this to bhmn, later becoming beemin, beemun in the West. Subsequently, its etymology was incorrectly derived from Hebrew תאומים (te'omim), meaning "twins," producing Theemin.
In Chinese, 天園 (Tiān Yuán), meaning Celestial Orchard, refers to an asterism consisting of Upsilon Eridani, Chi Eridani, Phi Eridani, Kappa Eridani, HD 16754, HD 23319, Theta Eridani, HD 24072, HD 24160, Upsilon Eridani, Upsilon Eridani and Upsilon Eridani. Consequently, the Chinese name for Upsilon Eridani itself is 天園十二 (Tiān Yuán shíèr, English: the Twelfth Star of Celestial Orchard).
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