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Cavallino

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Also known as Equ, Equulei

costellazione

AI overview

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
constellation
Named after
foal
Official name
Equuleus
Area
72
Shares border with
Delphinus
Image
EquuleusCC.jpg
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Commons gallery
Equuleus
short name
Equ
Commons category
Equuleus (constellation)
topic's main category
Category:Equuleus
topic has template
Template:Stars of Equuleus
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Article · Italiano

Il Cavallino (in latino Equuleus) è la seconda costellazione più piccola del cielo tra le 88 definite in epoca moderna, più grande solo della Croce del Sud. Nonostante la sua piccolezza e la mancanza di stelle luminose (nessuna supera la quarta magnitudine), è conosciuta fin dall'antichità ed era compresa tra le 48 costellazioni di Tolomeo.

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