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Eridanus II

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Eridanus II

Summary

Eridanus II is a dwarf galaxy[1]. It draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_galaxy category, ranking #9 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eridanus II's instance of is recorded as dwarf galaxy[3].
  • Eridanus II's constellation is recorded as Eridanus[4].
  • Eridanus II's part of is recorded as Local Group[5].
  • Eridanus II's parent astronomical body is recorded as Milky Way[6].
  • Eridanus II's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Eridanus II's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11b7d3hhdm[8].
  • Eridanus II's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME Eridanus II[9].
  • Eridanus II's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+56.08780'}[10].
  • Eridanus II's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-43.53320'}[11].
  • Eridanus II's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[12].

Body

Geography

Eridanus II's part of is recorded as Local Group[5].

Designation and Status

Eridanus II's instance of is recorded as dwarf galaxy[3].

Why It Matters

Eridanus II draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_galaxy category, ranking #9 of 33).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Beasts of the southern wild : discovery of nine ultra faint satellites in the vicinity of the Magellanic Clouds. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Beasts of the southern wild : discovery of nine ultra faint satellites in the vicinity of the Magellanic Clouds. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Beasts of the southern wild : discovery of nine ultra faint satellites in the vicinity of the Magellanic Clouds. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Eridanus II. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/eridanus-ii
MLA “Eridanus II.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/eridanus-ii.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_eridanus-ii_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Eridanus II}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/eridanus-ii}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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