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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	g Eridani
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	1195
HD	24160
Constellation	Eridanus
Right Ascension	3h 49m 27s
Declination	-36° 12' 1"
Distance	210 light years 64 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.2 Absolute: +0.1
Spectral Class	G9II-III Yellow Giant
Optimum Visibility	November / December
Notes	A massive yellow star, nearly fifteen times the Sun's diameter and seventy-five times as luminous. g Eridani lies within the narrow central course of the constellation of the river Eridanus, as it passes between Fornax to the northwest and Horologium to the southeast.

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