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Uncommon card · Science
Achernar, an Uncommon card
Achernar is the brightest star in the constellation of Eridanus and the ninth-brightest in the night sky.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 39,000
Ranked #2,464 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Achernar quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Achernar card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The name Achernar applies to the ______ component of a binary system.
Answer
primary. The name Achernar applies to the primary component of a binary system. From the Achernar article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Loka. Loka 54,000 · Achernar 39,000 · List of child music prodigies 26,000 · Hazardous Materials Identification System 17,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It has the Bayer designation Alpha Eridani, which is Latinized from α Eridani and abbreviated Alpha Eri or α Eri.
- The name Achernar applies to the primary component of a binary system.
- The two components are designated Alpha Eridani A and B, with the latter known informally as Achernar B. As determined by the Hipparcos astrometry satellite, this system is located at a distance of approximately 139 light-years from the Sun.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Achernar article was read about 39,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 54: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Achernar
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Achernar in the power ranking, all domains together.
- PhotocopierUncommon · Science · ATK 69 DEF 52
- Atom AraulloUncommon · Society · ATK 66 DEF 55
- BattleUncommon · History · ATK 68 DEF 53
- Bell towerUncommon · Arts · ATK 66 DEF 55
- Henry AddingtonUncommon · History · ATK 68 DEF 53
- Robson ConceiçãoUncommon · Society · ATK 72 DEF 49
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Achernar (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Eridanus_constellation_map.png : Torsten Bronger derivative work: Kxx ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
