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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 .
The river Eridanos / ə ˈ r ɪ d ə ˌ n ɒ s / or Eridanus (/ ə ˈ r ɪ d ə n ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἠριδανός) is, both, the name of a river in Northern Europe mentioned in Greek mythology and historiography, and the name of the god of said-river.
The Eridanos / ə ˈ r ɪ d ə ˌ n ɒ s / or Eridanus (/ ə ˈ r ɪ d ə n ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἠριδανός) was a river in Athens mentioned in Greek mythology and historiography. Mythical stream
Tau 1 Eridani, Latinized from τ 1 Eridani, is a binary star [6] system in the constellation Eridanus. It has an apparent magnitude of 4.46, making it visible to the naked eye in suitably dark conditions. This is a spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 958 days. [6] It is located about 46 light years from the Earth. [1]
53 Eridani (abbreviated 53 Eri), also designated l Eridani (l Eri), is a binary star in the constellation of Eridanus. The system has a combined apparent magnitude of 3.87. Parallax estimates made by the Hipparcos spacecraft put it at a distance of about 110 light-years, or 33.7 parsecs, from the Sun. [1]
Pages in category "Eridanus (constellation)" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 209 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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.
Theta Eridani, Latinized from θ Eridani, is a binary system in the constellation of Eridanus with a combined apparent magnitude of 2.88. [6] Its two components are designated θ 1 Eridani, formally named Acamar / ˈ æ k ə m ɑːr / (the traditional name of the system), [13] [14] and θ 2 Eridani.