Official IAU constellation
Eridanus
River
IAU abbreviation: Eri
Visibility
Southern sky
Best placed
October, November, December
Difficulty
hard
Pattern
31 stars, 30 lines
About
Eridanus is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 31 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Eridanus is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 31 stars with 30 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Achernar (apparent magnitude 0.45).
Important Stars
CursaBeidZaurakRanaRanAzhaTheeminBeemim82 G. EriAchernar