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Eridanus (constellation)
Eridanus
is a
constellation
in the
southern hemisphere
. It is represented as a
river
; its name is a
Latin
name for the
Po River
and also the name of a
minor river
in
Athens
. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer
Ptolemy
, and it remains one of the
88 modern constellations
. It is the
sixth largest
of the modern constellations.
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