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Equuleus is a faint constellation located just north of the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for "little horse", a foal. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is the second smallest of the modern constellations (after Crux), spanning only 72 square degrees. It is also very faint, having no stars brighter than the fourth magnitude.
Equuleus is a small, faint constellation representing a young horse, located near the celestial equator. It has been recognized since ancient times and remains one of the 88 modern constellations today, though it is challenging to observe because it contains no particularly bright stars.
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Key facts
- Constellation.name
- Equuleus
- Constellation.abbreviation
- Equ
- Constellation.genitive
- Equulei
- Constellation.pronounce
- Equúleus, genitive
- Constellation.symbolism
- the pony
- Constellation.RA
- –
- Constellation.dec
- –
- Constellation.family
- Heavenly Waters
- Constellation.quadrant
- NQ4
- Constellation.areatotal
- 72
- Constellation.arearank
- 87th
- Constellation.numbermainstars
- 3
- Constellation.numberbfstars
- 10
- Constellation.numberbrightstars
- 0
- Constellation.numbernearbystars
- 0
- Constellation.brighteststarname
- α Equ (Kitalpha)
- Constellation.starmagnitude
- 3.92
- Constellation.neareststarname
- HD 200779
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