Beid is a yellow-white star in Eridanus whose Arabic name means the eggs, a neighbour in the sky of Keid, the famous triple star of the river.
At a glance
| type | yellow-white star (class F) |
|---|---|
| distance from the Sun | 122 light-years (37.3 pc) |
| its light left it | 122 years ago |
| luminosity | 29.7 × the Sun |
| radius | 3.65 × the Sun |
| surface temperature | 7,050 K |
| constellation | Eridanus (River) |
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About Beid
Beid is a class F star, a little hotter than the Sun and larger, beginning to evolve as its core hydrogen runs low. It is a modest naked-eye star in the northern course of the river.
The name comes from the Arabic for the eggs, and it pairs with Keid, the eggshells, its neighbour in the sky. Keid is a triple system including a white dwarf easy to see in a small telescope.
What you see in the piece
In the piece Beid is a pale yellow-white point. Keid, its sky neighbour, lies much nearer the Sun, and the pair separates at once when you fly out.
Questions
What does Beid mean?
Beid comes from the Arabic for the eggs, paired with its neighbour Keid, the eggshells.