AZHA (Eta Eridani). Eridanus, the great celestial River, has its source at Cursa near Rigel, then flows more or less to the east.
Curiously theta Eridani bears nearly the same name, Acamar. This is a variation on Achernar since this star was once the river's terminus and it then bore the name now carried by alpha Eridani.
Double stars: ...
Other notable stars in Eridanus include [3682] theta Eridani or Acamar ("the last of the river"), a binary pair of blue-white stars 120 light-years distant, [3681] gamma Eridani or Zaurak ("the boat"), a yellow star with an apparent magnitude of 2.
According to Allen, this star, Theta Eridani, was originally recognized as the end of the River Eridanus and therefore bore the name Achernar. This name now applies to Alpha Eridani instead.
79 Ceti is located around 117 light-years from Sol, in the northeastern corner (2:35:19.9-3:33:38.2, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Cetus, the Whale or Sea Monster -- east of Mira (Omicron Ceti), south of Delta Ceti, and northwest of Azha (Eta ...
Alpha Eridani
Rana system (Delta Eridani)
Epsilon Eridani
Sigma Eridani (there is no "Sigma" star in the modern Eridanus constellations)
40 Eridani A (Omicron-2 Eridani)
Acamar (Theta Eridani)
Fornax (Fornacis) ...
 See also: Theta Eridani, Acamar, Star, Eridanus, Sun
  
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