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Apus

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Also known as Aps, Apodis, the Bird of Paradise

constelação

AI overview

Apus is a small constellation in the southern sky that represents a bird-of-paradise, named "without feet" in Greek because these birds were once mistakenly thought to have no feet. It was first depicted on a celestial globe in 1598 and later charted in detail by astronomers in the early 1600s and 1700s, helping establish its place in our modern understanding of the night sky.

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Key facts

Constellation.name
Apus
Constellation.abbreviation
Aps
Constellation.genitive
Apodis
Constellation.pronounce
, genitive
Constellation.symbolism
The Bird-of-Paradise
Constellation.RA
–
Constellation.dec
to
Constellation.family
Bayer
Constellation.areatotal
206
Constellation.arearank
67th
Constellation.numbermainstars
4
Constellation.numberbfstars
12
Constellation.numberbrightstars
0
Constellation.numbernearbystars
0
Constellation.brighteststarname
α Aps
Constellation.neareststarname
L 43-72
Constellation.starmagnitude
3.83
Constellation.latmax
5

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
constellation
Official name
Apus
Area
206
Shares border with
Pavo
Image
Constellation Apus.jpg
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short name
Aps
Commons category
Apus (constellation)
Commons gallery
Apus (constellation)
discoverer or inventor
Petrus Plancius
topic's main category
Category:Apus
time of discovery or invention
1598-00-00
different from
birds-of-paradise
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Astronomy
Sources (6)

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Article · Português

Apus, a ave-do-paraíso, é uma constelação do hemisfério celestial sul. O genitivo, usado para formar nomes de estrelas, é Apodis. As constelações vizinhas, segundo as fronteiras modernas, são o Pavão, o Altar, o Triângulo Austral, o Compasso, a Mosca, o Camaleão e o Oitante.

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