Equuleus

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Equuleus is a small, faint constellation in the northern sky, traditionally depicted as a little horse or foal.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Kitalpha 0
NGC 7015 0

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)

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