Achernar

American  

[ey-ker-nahr] / ˈeɪ kərˌnɑr /

noun

Astronomy.

1. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Eridanus.

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Achernar British  

/ ˈeɪkəˌnɑː /

noun

1. the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus, visible only in the S hemisphere. Visual magnitude: 0.5; spectral type: B3V; distance: 144 light years

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Etymology

Origin of Achernar

From Arabic ākhir al-nahr “end of the river”

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Achernar

From Alpherat, North and East, Andromeda shoots, Like a branch, with Mirach and Almach; while, far in the South, Achernar shines, a beacon-light, at the "End of the River."

From How Girls Can Help Their Country by Low, Juliette Gordon

Latitude by Achernar 15 degrees 36 minutes 29 seconds.

From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles

The part visible in our latitudes does not contain bright stars, but at the southern extremity is the first-magnitude Achernar, a conspicuous object to southern observers.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

Lower still, toward the south, Achernar seemed to reserve his gracious prestige, whilst, across the invisible Pole, the beneficent constellations of Crux and Centaurus exhibited the very paralysis of hopelessness.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

The change came just in time for me to secure a meridian altitude of Achernar, which, with a set of sights for time, completed the requisite observations.

From Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea by Stokes, John Lort