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Eridanus is a constellation which stretches along the southern celestial hemisphere. It is represented as a river . One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy , it remains one of the 88 modern constellations .
When in Nonnus' fourth- or fifth-century CE Dionysiaca the vast monster Typhon boasts that he will bathe in "starry Eridanus", it is hyperbole, for the constellation Eridanus, represented as a river, was one of the 48 constellations listed by the second-century astronomer Ptolemy; it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.
Eridanos (mythology) (or Eridanus), a river in Greek mythology, somewhere in Central Europe, which was territory that Ancient Greeks knew only vaguely; The Po River, according to Roman word usage; Eridanos (Athens), a former river near Athens, now subterranean
Upsilon 3 Eridani (υ 3 Eridani, abbreviated Upsilon 3 Eri, υ 3 Eri), officially named Beemim / ˈ b iː m ə m /, [10] is a star in the constellation of Eridanus.It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.96 [2] The distance to this star, based upon an annual parallax shift of 11.01 mas, [1] is around 296 light-years.
Tau 2 Eridani (τ 2 Eridani, abbreviated Tau 2 Eri, τ 2 Eri), formally named Angetenar / æ ŋ ˈ ɡ ɛ t ən ɑːr /, [8] [9] is a star in the constellation of Eridanus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.78. [2] The distance to this star, as determined via the parallax method, is around 187 light-years.
Delta Eridani, Latinized from δ Eridani, also named Rana, is the fifth-brightest star in the constellation of Eridanus. The star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 3.54. It is relatively near to the Sun, with a distance of about 29.6 light-years as determined from parallax. [1]
ο Eridani (Latinised as Omicron Eridani) refers to 2 distinct star systems in the constellation Eridanus: Omicron 1 Eridani (ο 1 Eridani), or 38 Eridani, with traditional name "Beid" Omicron 2 Eridani (ο 2 Eridani), better known as 40 Eridani, with traditional name "Keid"
Eridanus was the 'deep-swirling' river-god son of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys. [1] He was the father of Zeuxippe, mother of the Argonauts Butes and Eribotes by Teleon. [2] Eridanus may be the same or different with his another river-god namesake.