Apus
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- For the genus of birds, see Apus (genus).
- For the computer, see 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 main stars | 4 |
| Number of stars | 12 |
| Number of stars with planets
(BF, variable, other stars) |
0, 0 |
| Number of bright stars
(magnitude < 3) |
0 |
| Number of nearby stars
(Distance < 100 ly) |
0 |
| Brightest star | α Aps (App. magnitude 3.83) |
| Nearest Star | η Aps (Distance: 140 ly) |
| Meteor showers |
None |
| Bordering constellations |
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| Visible at latitudes between +5° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of July |
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Apus (IPA: /ˈeɪpəs/, Latin: bird of paradise or swallow, from Greek: απους, meaning "no-feet") is a faint southern constellation, not visible to the ancient Greeks. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603.
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The 12 Constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597 and introduced by Johann Bayer in the 1603 text Uranometria |
| Apus | Chamaeleon | Dorado | Grus | Hydrus | Indus | Musca | Pavo | Phoenix | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Volans |
| The 88 modern Constellations |
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| 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 • Vela • Virgo • Volans • Vulpecula |
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