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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Psi Eridani
Flamsteed Number	65 Eridani
HR (BSC)	1617
HD	32249
Constellation	Eridanus
Right Ascension	5h 1m 26s
Declination	-7° 10' 26"
Distance	830 light years 255 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.8 Absolute: -2.0
Spectral Class	B3V blue main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	December
Notes	A relatively faint blue star in the northern parts of Eridanus, Psi Eridani falls close in the sky to Rigel in Orion. It lies in the foreground of an extensive patch of nebulosity known as the Witch Head Nebula. This is a variable star, of the type classified as eruptive variables.

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