Apus

Apus For the genus of birds, see Apus (genus).For the computer, see APUS.

APUS The trio of stars near the center are at the heart off Apus, the Bird of Paradise. Clockwise from the top, they are Gamma, Beta, and Delta. Alpha, the luminary is down and to the left.

Apus Transit Date of principal star: 4 May Apus is one of those small and inconsequential constellations adapted from others in 1603 by Johann Bayer, designed to fill in the blanks in the Southern Hemisphere.

Apus, the bird of paradise: This constellation first appeared on the star maps of astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603.

Apus Abbreviation: Aps Genitive: Apodis Translation: The Bird of Paradise Peoria Astronomical Society Apus Page Interactive star chart (Java applet) ...

Apus (abbr. Aps, gen. Apodis) The Bird of Paradise, originally called Avis Indica; a small, faint constellation lying near the south celestial pole, immediately south of Triangulum Australe (the Southern Triangle).

Apus was first shown on the 1598 celestial globe of Petrus Plancius as "Paradysvogel Apis Indica". Johann Bayer on his Uranometria atlas of 1603 also called it Apis Indica, while others referred to it as "Avis".

Apus Abbreviation: Aps English name: Bird of Paradise Coordinates see Stellar data Particulars: ...

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Finding Apus: The neighboring and more distinguishable constellations of Apus include Triangulaum Australe (The Southern Triangle), Pavo (Peacock), Musca (Housefly) and Chamaeleon.

Aps, Apus International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Apus . See constellation. apse = apsis apsides Plural of apsis.

Name Alpha Star And Andromeda Andromeda Alpheratz (Sirrah) Ant Antlia Air Pumpe Aps Apus Bird of Paradise Aqr Aquarius Water Carrier Aql Aquila Eagle Altair Ara Ara Altar Ari Aries Ram Hamal Aur Auriga Charioteer Capella Boo Bootes Bear Driver ...

Johann Bayer (1572-1625) designated the constellation as Apis, "The Bee" -- similar to the constellation Apus -- in a collection of new constellations for his 1603 book Uranometria, but this designation did not persist.

including Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Monoceros, and Lepus), the Heavenly Waters (9 constellations, including Delphinus, Columba, Equuleus, Vela, Puppis, etc.), the Bayer Group (11 constellations, including Hydrus, Dorado, Volans, Apus,etc.), ...

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