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Gamma Eridani (γ Eri, γ Eridani) is a star in the constellation Eridanus . It has the traditional name Zaurak , which means "the boat."[ 2]
In Chinese , 天苑 Tiān Yuàn Celestial Meadows δ Eridani , π Eridani , ε Eridani , ζ Eridani , η Eridani , π Ceti , τ1 Eridani , τ2 Eridani , τ3 Eridani , τ4 Eridani , τ5 Eridani , τ6 Eridani , τ7 Eridani , τ8 Eridani and τ9 Eridani .[ 3] 天苑一 Tiān Yuàn yī the First Star of Celestial Meadows .)[ 4]
Structure
Zaurak has an apparent magnitude of +2.95 and is of spectral type M0.5IIICa-ICr -. As determined by the Hipparcos astrometry satellite,[ 5] [ 6] light years from Earth .
Coordinates (equinox 2000):
Namesakes
USS Zaurak (AK-117) was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the star.
References
^ a b c d e SIMBAD, Gamma Eridani (accessed 2015-04-27)
^ Star Name - R.H. Allen p. 218 ^ Template:Zh icon 中國星座神話 , written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.^ Template:Zh icon 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表 , Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.^ Perryman, M. A. C.; Lindegren, L.; Kovalevsky, J.; et al. (July 1997), "The Hipparcos Catalogue", Astronomy and Astrophysics , 323 : L49–L52, Bibcode :1997A&A...323L..49P ^ Perryman, Michael (2010), The Making of History's Greatest Star Map , Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, doi :10.1007/978-3-642-11602-5
