Ran
- HIP
- 16537
- Designation
- 18 Eps Eri
- Bayer designation
- ε Eri
- Visual magnitude
- 3.72
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2015-12-15
The IAU catalogue's account
Ran is the Norse goddess of the sea, who stirs up the waves and captures sailors with her net.
- Source language
- Old Norse
- Reference
- 2015 NameExoWorlds
Source: IAU Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), Working Group on Star Names. The account is the IAU's own text and is quoted in full: it is published under CC BY.
Corpus chains passing through this star. Deviation is the cross-track angular distance of the third star from the great-circle plane.
- Эридан → Лира → ГеркулесОгненная река Божьего суда → Падшие ангелы → Коленопреклоненный - Страдающий Победитель
H1
Other named stars of this constellation: