Tau Eridani (τ Eridani, τ Eri) is a group of fairly widely scattered
star
A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by Self-gravitation, self-gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night sk ...
s in the
constellation
A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object.
The first constellati ...
Eridanus.
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τ1 Eridani (1 Eridani)
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τ2 Eridani (2 Eridani)
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τ3 Eridani (11 Eridani)
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τ4 Eridani (16 Eridani)
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τ5 Eridani (19 Eridani)
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τ6 Eridani (27 Eridani)
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τ7 Eridani (28 Eridani)
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τ8 Eridani (33 Eridani)
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τ9 Eridani (36 Eridani)
All of them were member of asterism 天苑 (Tiān Yuàn), ''Celestial Meadows'', ''
Hairy Head mansion'' .
[AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 12 日]
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See also
* Map analysis of the 1961 Zeta Reticuli Incident
References
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Eridanus (constellation)
Eridani, Tau