Lupus
E472717
Lupus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, traditionally depicted as a wolf or wild animal.
Observed surface forms (3)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomicalObject
ⓘ
constellation ⓘ star ⓘ star ⓘ star ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Lup ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | about2.3 ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | about334 ⓘ |
| bestVisibleFromLatitude | tropicsAndSouthernMidLatitudes ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Centaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Circinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ Libra NERFINISHED ⓘ Norma NERFINISHED ⓘ Scorpius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsBrightStar |
AlphaLupi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BetaLupi NERFINISHED ⓘ GammaLupi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
NGC5749
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC5822 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC5824 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC5927 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC5986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObjectType |
darkNebula
ⓘ
globularCluster ⓘ openCluster ⓘ |
| containsNumberOfStarsBrighterThan3.0Mag | 4 ⓘ |
| containsNumberOfStarsWithKnownPlanets | several ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximatelyMinus30DegreesToMinus55Degrees ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Lupi ⓘ |
| hasMeteorShower | Lupids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuadrant | SQ3 ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalDepiction |
wildAnimal
ⓘ
wolf ⓘ |
| isInConstellation | Lupus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | IAU88ModernConstellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesNear | MilkyWayBand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southernCelestialHemisphere ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | wolf ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 46 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | InternationalAstronomicalUnion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately14h30mTo16h30m ⓘ |
| traditionalAssociation | GreekAndRomanAstronomy ⓘ |
| visibility | faint ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | mostOfSouthernHemisphere ⓘ |
| visibleInSeason |
earlySummer
ⓘ
lateSpring ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | CentaurusInAncientGreekTradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.