Upsilon3 Eridani
Upsilon³ Eridani (υ³ Eridani, abbreviated Upsilon³ Eri, υ³ Eri), officially named Beemim , is a star in the constellation of Eridanus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.96 The distance to this star, based upon an annual parallax shift of 11.01 mas, is around 296 light-years. This is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K4 III. It has about 54 times the radius of the Sun and radiates 426 times the solar luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 3,990 K. Nomenclature. "υ³  Eridani" (Latinised to "Upsilon³ Eridani") is the star's Bayer designation. This star bore the traditional name "Beemim" (also rendered "Beemin", "Theemim" and "Theemin" -- see Theemin). In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name "Beemim" for this star on 30 June 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names. In Chinese, (), meaning "Celestial Orchard", refers to an asterism consisting of Upsilon³ Eridani, Chi Eridani, Phi Eridani, Kappa Eridani, HD 16754, HD 23319, Theta Eridani , HD 24072, HD 24160, Upsilon⁴ Eridani, Upsilon² Eridani and Upsilon¹ Eridani. Consequently, the Chinese name for Upsilon³ Eridani itself is (, ).