Apus
- For the genus of birds, see Apus (biology).
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Apus | |
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| Abbreviation | Aps |
| Genitive | Apodis |
| Symbology | the bird of paradise |
| Right ascension | 16 h |
| Declination | −75° |
| Area | 206 sq. deg. Ranked 67th |
| Number of stars (magnitude < 3) | 0 |
| Brightest star | α Aps (App. magnitude 3.83) |
| Meteor showers |
None |
| Bordering constellations | |
| Visible at latitudes between +5° and −90° Best visible during the month of July | |
Apus (Latin for bird of paradise) is a faint southern constellation, not visible to the ancient Greeks. It was first introduced, as far as is known, in Johann Bayer's Uranometria, but it may have been used by navigators before then.
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Constellations introduced by the German Johann Bayer in the 1603 text Uranometria |
| Apus | Chamaeleon | Dorado | Hydrus | Indus | Musca | Pavo | Phoenix | Tucana | Volans |
| The 88 modern Constellations |
| Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius | Aquila | Ara | Aries | Auriga | Boötes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Australis | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | Eridanus | Fornax | Gemini | Grus | Hercules | Horologium | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus | Libra | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra | Mensa | Microscopium | Monoceros | Musca | Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pavo | Pegasus | Perseus | Phoenix | Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens | Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium | Triangulum | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Virgo | Vela | Volans | Vulpecula |
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