Fixed Star Name : RANA

Rana is a Latin word for the genus "bullfrog"

Location Name : delta Eridanus
Apparent Magnitude : 3.7 Spectral Class : KD
Right Ascension : 03h 43m Latitude : -28.40'
Declination (1900) : -10.06' Declination (2000) : -09.46'
 
Longitudinal Position (in 1900) : 19 Taurus 58
Longitudinal Position (in 2000) : 20 Taurus 52
Its Planetary Nature : Saturn

About this star:

A star in the River Eridanus. Rana is a Latin word for the genus "bullfrog"; so called because of its strong croak, said to sound like a bull bellowing. (Allen).

 

Influence of the constellation:

According to Ptolemy all the stars with the exception of Achernar are like Saturn. Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and science, much travel and many changes, a position of authority, but danger of accidents, especially at sea and of drowning. (Robson). 

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