Achernar 
Achernar
Definition
Acher·nar (ā′kər när′)
noun
the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus: magnitude, 0.5
Etymology: Ar ʾakhīr nahr < ʾakhīr, the end, final + nahr, river: the Ar name of the constellation itself is nahr ʾurdunn, lit., river Jordan
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