HD 17925
star in the constellation Eridanus
HD 17925 is a variable star in the equatorial constellation of Eridanus. It has the Gould designation 32 G. Eridani and the variable star designation EP Eri. The star has a yellow-orange hue and is dimly visible to the naked eye in good seeing conditions with an apparent visual magnitude that varies from 6.03 down to 6.08. It is located nearby at a distance of 34 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +18 km/s. It is a likely member of the Local Association of nearby, co-moving stars. The spectrum shows a strong abundance of lithium, indicating that it is young star. This likely makes its point of origin the nearby Scorpio–Centaurus Complex.
The stellar classification of HD 17925 is K1V, which indicates this is a K-type main-sequence star that is engaged in core hydrogen fusion. It is an active star that is classified as a RS Canum Venaticorum variable, showing a rotational modulation with a period of 6.9 days, and has been observed to flare. The star has an estimated age of 100 million years and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 4.8 km/s.
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