Beta Eridani (star)
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| Beta Eridani (Cursa) | |
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| Spectral | A3 III-IV var |
| Type | Subgiant/Giant |
| Luminosity | 25 LSol |
| Absolute magnitude | |
| Mag Terra | 2.8 |
| Temperature | 8200° K |
| Mass | 2.0 MSol |
| Radius | 2.4 RSol |
The star Beta Eridani (otherwise known as Cursa or Kursa or Dhalim) is a blue-white borderline subgiant-giant star of spectral type A3 that is well on its way to the giant phase of its evolution.
Description (Specifications)
- The position and trajectory of Beta Eridani seem to suggest that it is a member of the Ursae Major supergroup; however, there is a certain amount of evidence that it may in fact be an interloper within the group.
- The Beta Eridani star system lies approximately 27.4pc from Terra, and is located in a Rimward direction from Terra at bearing 205.3o Galactic Longitude and -25.3o South Galactic Latitude.
History & Background (Dossier)
The relationship (if any) between this star and the precursor race known as the Kursae is uncertain. It is certainly unlikely that a star as young as Beta Eridani would be the world of origin of any advanced life forms.
Beta Eridani is the primary star of the world Beta Eridani/Kursa (Aldebaran 3111).
Image Repository
TravellerMap (T5SS):
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- MegaTraveller CD-ROM: Preliminary Traveller Map (Hand-drawn)
- EXTERNAL LINK: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [2]
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: WHULorigan
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science