Apus
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Apus is a small southern constellation representing a bird of paradise, located near the south celestial pole.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation
ⓘ
southern constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Aps ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 206 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Bayer constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chamaeleon NERFINISHED ⓘ Octans NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavo NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Australe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Alpha Apodis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | 3.8 ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
IC 4499
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 6101 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6392 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDoubleStar | Gamma Apodis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsGlobularCluster |
IC 4499
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 6101 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsOpenCluster | NGC 6392 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Alpha Apodis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Apodis NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta Apodis NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Apodis NERFINISHED ⓘ Kappa Apodis NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeta Apodis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsVariableStar | Delta Apodis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately −67° to −83° ⓘ |
| eclipticCrosses | no ⓘ |
| firstAppearedOnGlobe | Plancius 1598 celestial globe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Apodis ⓘ |
| hasNo | Messier objects ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | best visible from southern latitudes ⓘ |
| IAUAbbreviation | Aps ⓘ |
| IAUConstellation | yes ⓘ |
| IAUConstellationFamily | Bayer family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IAUThreeLetterAbbreviation | Aps ⓘ |
| includedInAtlas | Johann Bayer Uranometria 1603 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Petrus Plancius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedEra | late 16th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | bird of paradise ⓘ |
| near | south celestial pole ⓘ |
| notIn | Ptolemy 48 constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 67 ⓘ |
| represents | bird of paradise ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 13h to 18h ⓘ |
| visibleBestMonth | June ⓘ |
| visibleBetweenLatitudes | +7 degrees to −90 degrees ⓘ |
| zodiacConstellation | no ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.