Talk:Epsilon Eridani

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1 Epsilon Eridani c?
2 Mention that this star is the center of the Babylon 5 universe?
3 One of planets confirmed.
4 Periapsis?
5 Reach

[edit] Epsilon Eridani c?

I moved this claim from Epsilon Eridani here to Talk:Epsilon Eridani:

There may also be a second planet ~~Epsilon Eridani c~~ with about 3-5 times Jupiter's mass orbiting in an elliptical orbit every 25 years or so.

I wonder if this is mixed up with the hypothetical planet epsilon Eridani c mass of 0.1 Jup and 40 AU? As c is unconfirmed it doesn't seem to belong in the article. (I put the now struck-through Epsilon Eridani c earlier before checking the parameters) -Wikibob | Talk 20:29, 2005 Mar 25 (UTC)

Is this on the list of hypothetical planets? 132.205.15.43 15:26, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Third closest star visible without a telescope? No, because 1) the Sun is a star visible without a telescope and 2) Alpha Centauri is closer and has TWO visible stars (according to the linked-to article).

It's either fourth of fifth, depending on how you count the Alpha Centauri system. Alpha Centauri A and B are too close for the naked eye to discern them apart; they appear as one star. Then comes Sirius, and then Epslilon Eridani. The Sun, of course, is first any way you count it. In any case, third is incorrect.

When somebody says N is the nth brightest star, the Sun is excluded. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky, not the second brightest. Alpha Centauri counts as one star which makes Epsilon Eridani third closest naked eye star.--Jyril 00:26, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Mention that this star is the center of the Babylon 5 universe?

I'm a fan of the television series Babylon 5, and in episode "And now for a word" (transscript), we learn that the space station Babylon 5 orbits Epsilon Eridani. Wouldn't that be appropriate to add? Please let me know if it isn't appropriate. Pmorch 00:13, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

There's a link for an article about this star in fiction Ricnun 21:54, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] One of planets confirmed.

Here and here.

[edit] Periapsis?

The source doesn't use the word "periapsis":

The planet is so close it may be observable by Hubble and large ground-based telescopes in late 2007, when the planet makes its closest approach to Epsilon Eridani during its 6.9-year orbit

It's possible that the source means the least angular distance as observed from Earth, not the least actual distance, which would be the periapsis.

One should read the preprint for details (and I will do so soon I hope). Icek 17:56, 7 December 2006 (UTC)