EF Eridani

Summary

EF Eridani is a cataclysmic variable star^[1]. It draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (cataclysmic_variable_star category, ranking #5 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• EF Eridani's instance of is recorded as cataclysmic variable star^[3].
• EF Eridani's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[4].
• EF Eridani's instance of is recorded as Polar^[5].
• EF Eridani's constellation is recorded as Eridanus^[6].
• EF Eridani's spectral class is recorded as DA^[7].
• EF Eridani's Commons category is recorded as EF Eridani^[8].
• EF Eridani's child astronomical body is recorded as EF Eri B^[9].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 0311-22.7^[10].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as RBS 398^[11].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as EF Eri^[12].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J031413.7-223533^[13].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J0314-22.5^[14].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J0314-22.5^[15].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J03141323-2235431^[16].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5099482805904892288^[17].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as SBC9 164^[18].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as 1XRS 03116-227^[19].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as 2A 0311-277^[20].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as 2A 0311-227^[21].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as 3A 0311-227^[22].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as RX J0314.2-2236^[23].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as PM J03142-2235^[24].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as WEB 2903^[25].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 5099482805904892288^[26].
• EF Eridani's catalog code is recorded as TIC 137884253^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cataclysmic variable star^[3], near-infrared source^[4], and Polar^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 1ES 0311-22.7^[10], RBS 398^[11], EF Eri^[12], 1RXS J031413.7-223533^[13], 2EUVE J0314-22.5^[14], and EUVE J0314-22.5^[15].

Why It Matters

EF Eridani draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (cataclysmic_variable_star category, ranking #5 of 14).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]