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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''The Transformers'' cartoon=== | ===''The Transformers'' cartoon=== | ||
Free trader [[Dirk Manus]] claimed to hail from Epsilon Ariadne. | Free trader [[Dirk Manus]] claimed to hail from Epsilon Ariadne. As with anything Dirk Manus said, it ought to be regarded as dubious information. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}} | ||
==='' | ===''Animated'' cartoon=== | ||
Epsilon Iridani was part of the [[Quintesson Pan Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}} | Epsilon Iridani was part of the [[Quintesson Pan Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The name is a [[wikipedia:Bayer designation|Bayer designation]], indicating that the star is the fifth brightest in the Ariadne constellation, though no such constellation exists in reality. | *The name is a [[wikipedia:Bayer designation|Bayer designation]], indicating that the star is the fifth brightest in the Ariadne constellation, though no such constellation exists in reality. [[wikipedia:Ariadne|Ariadne]] is, of course, a character from Greek myth. | ||
*The similarly named star [[wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani|Epsilon Eridani]] is popularly used in science fiction. | *The similarly named star [[wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani|Epsilon Eridani]] is popularly used in science fiction. | ||
Revision as of 06:35, 16 May 2016
Epsilon Ariadne, or Epsilon Iridani, is a star system located somewhere within the Milky Way galaxy, presumably relatively close to Earth in stellar terms.
Fiction
The Transformers cartoon
Free trader Dirk Manus claimed to hail from Epsilon Ariadne. As with anything Dirk Manus said, it ought to be regarded as dubious information. Money Is Everything
Animated cartoon
Epsilon Iridani was part of the Quintesson Pan Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere. The AllSpark Almanac II
Notes
- The name is a Bayer designation, indicating that the star is the fifth brightest in the Ariadne constellation, though no such constellation exists in reality. Ariadne is, of course, a character from Greek myth.
- The similarly named star Epsilon Eridani is popularly used in science fiction.
