Sobieski’s Shield
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Sobieski’s Shield is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, historically named in honor of Polish King John III Sobieski.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constellation ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Scutum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scutum Sobiescianum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 109 ⓘ |
| bestViewingMonth | August ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Aquila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corona Australis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ophiuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagittarius NERFINISHED ⓘ Serpens Cauda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Alpha Scuti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | 3.85 ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| contains |
UY Scuti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WR 124 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wild Duck Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ globular cluster NGC 6712 NERFINISHED ⓘ nebula M1-67 NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster M11 NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster M26 NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster NGC 6664 NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster NGC 6704 NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster NGC 6712 NERFINISHED ⓘ planetary nebula IC 1295 NERFINISHED ⓘ variable star Delta Scuti NERFINISHED ⓘ variable star R Scuti NERFINISHED ⓘ variable star UY Scuti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately −4° to −15° ⓘ |
| family | Hercules family of constellations ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Scuti ⓘ |
| historicalNameHonors | victory at the Battle of Vienna ⓘ |
| IAUAbbreviation | Sct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | 88 modern constellations recognized by the IAU ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Johannes Hevelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1684 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John III Sobieski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrant | SQ4 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 84th ⓘ |
| relativeBrightness | faint constellation ⓘ |
| relativeSize | small constellation ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 18h to 19h ⓘ |
| secondBrightestStar | Beta Scuti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skyRegion | southern sky ⓘ |
| visibleAtLatitudesBetween | +90° and −40° ⓘ |
| zodiacal | no ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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