Upsilon1 Eridani

υ1 Eridani
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 04h 33m 30.55236s
Declination −29° 45 59.3725
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.51
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red clump
Spectral type K0 III-IV
U−B color index +0.70
B−V color index +0.98
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+20.89±0.69 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −114.78 mas/yr
Dec.: −271.79 mas/yr
Parallax (π)25.67±0.24 mas
Distance127 ± 1 ly
(39.0 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.60
Details
Mass1.54 M
Radius7.3 R
Luminosity24 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.09 cgs
Temperature4,941 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.16±0.08 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.15 km/s
Other designations
υ1 Eridani, υ1 Eri, 50 Eridani, CD−30°1883, HD 29085, HIP 21248, HR 1453, SAO 169570
Database references
SIMBADdata

Upsilon1 Eridani (υ1 Eri) is a single star in the constellation Eridanus. It has an apparent visual magnitude is 4.51, which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye on a clear, dark night. The distance to this star, as determined using the parallax method, is around 127 light years.

This is an evolved red clump giant star with a stellar classification of K0III-IV. The measured angular diameter, after correction for limb darkening, is 1.74±0.02 mas. At an estimated distance of this star, this yields a physical size of about 7.3 times the radius of the Sun. It has 154% of the Sun's mass and radiates 24 times the solar luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 4,941 K.