Equuleus
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Equuleus is a small, faint constellation in the northern sky, traditionally depicted as a little horse or foal.
Observed surface forms (2)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Equ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | 3.92 ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 72 ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation | Alpha Equulei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | September ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Aquarius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delphinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pegasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulpecula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Kitalpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| constellationFamily | Pegasus family ⓘ |
| containsBrightStarsBrighterThanMagnitude3 | false ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject | NGC 7015 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDoubleStar | Delta Equulei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Beta Equulei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta Equulei NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Equulei NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitalpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsVariableStar | Gamma Equulei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | around +5 degrees to +15 degrees ⓘ |
| genitive | Equulei ⓘ |
| hasIAUDesignation | Equuleus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isInConstellation |
Equuleus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Equuleus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownSince | antiquity ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
48 constellations listed by Ptolemy
ⓘ
88 modern constellations ⓘ |
| isSmall | true ⓘ |
| isVisibleIn | northern sky ⓘ |
| latinNameMeaning | little horse ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
Celeris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
foal of Pegasus ⓘ |
| quadrant | NQ4 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 87 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscensionEpoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | around 21 hours ⓘ |
| symbolism |
foal
ⓘ
little horse ⓘ |
| visibleBetweenLatitudes | +90 to -80 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.