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  2. Eridanus - Wikipedia

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    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

  3. Eridanos (mythological river) - Wikipedia

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    A small river near Athens was named Eridanos in ancient times, and has been rediscovered with the excavations for construction of the Athens Metro.There were no serious scientific works that would investigate the connection of Eridanus with the Balkan hydronym for the river Drina, although such studies would be necessary, bearing in mind the ...

  4. List of stars in Eridanus - Wikipedia

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    This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Eridanus, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F G. Var HD HIP ... [3] e: 82: 20794: 15510: 03 h 19 m 53 ...

  5. Eridanus (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    The primary is of magnitude 3.2 and the secondary is of magnitude 4.3. 32 Eridani is a binary star 290 light-years from Earth. The primary is a yellow-hued star of magnitude 4.8 and the secondary is a blue-green star of magnitude 6.1. 32 Eridani is visible in small amateur telescopes.

  6. Upsilon2 Eridani - Wikipedia

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    It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.8. [2] Based upon parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, [1] it is approximately 66 parsecs (214 light-years) from the Sun. It is an evolved red clump [12] giant star with a stellar classification of G8+ III. [3] The measured angular diameter is 2.21 mas ...

  7. Eridanos (Athens) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Eridanos (geology) - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The formation of the Eridanos began about 40 million years ago in the Eocene . By about 12 million years ago in the Miocene , the Eridanos had reached the area currently occupied by the North Sea , where sediments carried by the river built an immense delta .

  9. Upsilon3 Eridani - Wikipedia

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    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.