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Achernar
Alpha Eridani

A blue dwarf star with an unusual spectrum, Achernar has a magnitude of +0.5, making it the brightest of the stars of Eridanus, and the ninth brightest in the entire sky.

Bright Achernar lies at the extreme southern tip of the star-river Eridanus, less than a degree from its southernmost border with neighbouring Hydrus.

The River's End: brilliant blue Achernar, the ninth brightest star in the sky, lies at the southern tip of the star-river Eridanus.

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