- Stars with a name
- Rana
Rana
δ Eridani
Rana is an orange star, in the constellation Eridanus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1997.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, November, and December.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.52.
What it’s like
It gives off 2.8 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,000 degrees.
It is 29.5 light years away: 279 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1997: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.