Apus
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- For the genus of birds, see Apus (biology).
Template:Infobox Constellation Apus (Latin for bird of paradise) 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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Notable Stars
Stars with Bayer designations
- α Aps 3.83; β Aps 4.23; γ Aps 3.86; δ1 Aps 4.68; δ2 Aps 5.27; ε Aps 5.06; ζ Aps 4.79; θ Aps 5.69; η Aps 4.89; ι Aps 5.39; κ1 Aps 5.40; κ2 Aps 5.64
Notable deep-sky objects
History
Mythology
See Also
Template:ConstellationsByBayer Template:ConstellationList
References
External links
- Peoria Astronomical Society - Apus (http://www.astronomical.org/portal/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=3)
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