Achemar

Achemar

Achemar is the brightest star within the Eridanus constellation, and of the ten brightest stars in the night sky, Achemar appears the hottest and bluest in color. Also, like many of the other brightest stars, it is a binary star system.

Stellar Classification:

• Class B6 Vep

Chemical Composition:

• Hydrogen(most abundant)
• Helium

Spectrum Analysis of Hydrogen:

Location in Space:

Right ascension	01h 37m 42.84548s
Declination	–57° 14′ 12.3101″

Sources:

http://www.astronoo.com/en/stars.html

http://www.astronoo.com/en/brightest-stars.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achernar

http://www.umop.net/spctelem.htm