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Volans is a constellation in the southern sky.It represents a flying fish; its name is a shortened form of its original name, Piscis Volans. [2] Volans was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and it first appeared on a 35-cm (14") diameter celestial globe published in 1597 (or 1598) in Amsterdam by ...
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Constellation map. Pages in category "Volans" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. ... List of stars in Volans; A. Alpha Volantis; AM 0644 ...
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Gamma Volantis, Latinized from γ Volantis, is a wide binary star [5] system in the southern constellation of Volans. Based upon parallax measurements, it is approximately 133 light years from Earth. It is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye and can be found around 9° to the east-southeast of the Large Magellanic Cloud. [12]
Beta Volantis, Latinized from β Volantis, is the brightest star of the southern constellation of Volans.It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.75, [2] which is sufficiently bright to allow it to be viewed with the naked eye.
All stars but one can be associated with an IAU (International Astronomical Union) constellation. IAU constellations are areas of the sky. Although there are only 88 IAU constellations, the sky is actually divided into 89 irregularly shaped boxes as the constellation Serpens is split into two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the snake's head) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the snake's tail ...
Alpha Volantis (Alpha Vol), Latinized from α Volantis, is a binary star [12] system located in the southern constellation Volans.It has an apparent visual magnitude of +4.00, which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.