Giraffa
Also known as the Giraffe, Camelopardalus, Camelopardi, Camelopardus, Cam
costellazione
AI overview
Camelopardalis is a large but faint constellation in the Northern Sky that depicts a giraffe and was introduced around 1612-1613 by astronomer Petrus Plancius. While older astronomy texts sometimes used alternative spellings of its name, the version recognized by the International Astronomical Union is now the standard for naming its stars.
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Key facts
- Constellation.name
- Camelopardalis
- Constellation.abbreviation
- Cam
- Constellation.genitive
- Camelopardalis
- Constellation.pronounce
- , genitive the same
- Constellation.symbolism
- Giraffe
- Constellation.RA
- –
- Constellation.dec
- –
- Constellation.family
- Ursa Major
- Constellation.areatotal
- 757
- Constellation.arearank
- 18th
- Constellation.numbermainstars
- 2, 8
- Constellation.numberbfstars
- 36
- Constellation.numberbrightstars
Article · Italiano
La Giraffa (in latino Camelopardalis) è una grande ma debole costellazione dell'emisfero nord. È stata registrata per la prima volta da Jakob Bartsch, genero di Keplero, nel 1624, ma è stata probabilmente inventata in precedenza da Petrus Plancius. È una delle 88 costellazioni moderne.
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