Volans

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Volans
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Abbreviation	Vol
Genitive	Volantis
Symbology	the Flying Fish
Right ascension	8 h
Declination	−70°
Area	List of constellations by area>Ranked 76th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	0
Brightest star	β Vol (Apparent magnitude>App. magnitude 3.77)
Meteor showers
Bordering constellations	Carina Pictor Dorado Mensa Chamaeleon
Visible at latitudes between +15° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of March
Volans, being Latin for flying fish (or more literally, "flying thing"), is a constellation of the southern sky. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603. Contents 1 Mythology 2 Notable and named stars 3 See also 4 External links Mythology Since Volans was created in the 17th century, there is no earlier mythology associated with it. Notable and named stars BD Names and other designations Mag. Ly away Comments β Beta Volantis 3.77 108 γ² Gamma-2 Volantis 3.78 142 double star with γ¹ Volantis ζ Zeta Volantis 3.93 134 δ Delta Volantis 3.97 660 α Alpha Volantis 4.00 124 ε Epsilon Volantis 4.35 642 θ Theta Volantis 5.19 239 η Eta Volantis 5.28 356 κ¹ Kappa-1 Volantis 5.33 393 part of a triple star system with κ² Volantis ι Iota Volantis 5.41 558 κ² Kappa-2 Volantis 5.63 393 part of a triple star system with κ¹ Volantis γ¹ Gamma-1 Volantis 5.68 142 double star with γ² Volantis HD 76700 8.13 195 has a planet Source: The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed., The Hipparcos Catalogue, ESA SP-1200 See also The 12 Constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597 and introduced by Johann Bayer in the 1603 text Uranometria Apus | Chamaeleon | Dorado | Grus | Hydrus | Indus | Musca | Pavo | Phoenix | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Volans External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special]   From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details. Search Titles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? E-mail this article to: Personal Message: