Equuleus

EQUULEUS
Equuleus, the Little Horse, represented by the distorted rectangle in the middle of the picture, is the smallest of all the ancient constellations, and is just beaten for smallest of all by modern Crux, the Southern Cross.

Equuleus
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Equuleus is a constellation in the northern hemisphere. Its name is Latin for "foal" or "little horse." The constellation was created by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century.

Equuleus
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Equuleus
Abbreviation: Equ
Genitive: Equulei
Translation: The Foal
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Equuleus, the little horse:
An ancient constellation possibly created by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus (160-120 B.C.).

Equuleus contains some double stars of interest. Î³ Equ consists of a primary star with a magnitude around 4.7m (slightly variable) and a secondary star of magnitude 11.6, separated by 2 arcseconds. Îµ Equ consists of four components.

Equuleus
Abbreviation: Equ English name: Little Horse Coordinates see Stellar data
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Constellations adjoining Equuleus: Aquarius, Delphinus, Pegasus.
Constellations adjoining Vulpecula: Cygnus, Delphinus, Hercules, Lyra, Pegasus, Sagitta.
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INT 11.

Equuleus (Little Horse)
No Saint given
Origin of the constellation: Ancient Babylonia ...

Equuleus
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Originally named Equuleus Pictoris, Constellation Pictor is an invention of the Abbé [Abbot] Nicholas Louis de La Caille (1713-1762), in the 1750s.

Equuleus (Equulei) Eridanus (Eridani)
Alpha Eridani
Rana system (Delta Eridani)
Epsilon Eridani
Sigma Eridani (there is no "Sigma" star in the modern Eridanus constellations)
40 Eridani A (Omicron-2 Eridani)
Acamar (Theta Eridani) ...

htm Equ, Equl (NASA SP-7, 1965) International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Equuleus. See constellation.

Heanenly Waters is a of 9 that includes Delphinus (the Dolphin), (the Dove), Equuleus (the Little Horse), Carina (the Keel), Puppis (the Stern), Eridanus (the river), Pisces Austrinus (the Southern Fish), Vela (the Sails), ...

Delphinus(dolphin), Dorado(goldfish), Draco(dragon), Equuleus(little horse), Eridanus(river),
Fornax(furnace), Gemini(twins), Grus(the crane), Hercules, Horologium(pendulum clock), ...

Heanenly Waters is a family of 9 constellations that includes Delphinus (the Dolphin), Columba (the Dove), Equuleus (the Little Horse), Carina (the Keel), Puppis (the Stern), Eridanus (the river), Pisces Austrinus (the Southern Fish), ...

Lacaille's depiction of the artist's easel and palette was first published under the name le Chevalet et la Palette in 1756 on his planisphere of the southern stars; the name was Latinized to Equuleus Pictorius on the second edition in 1763.

(19 constellations, including Hercules, Sagitta, Aquila, etc.), the Orion Family (5 constellations, including Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Monoceros, and Lepus), the Heavenly Waters (9 constellations, including Delphinus, Columba, Equuleus, Vela, ...

A star in this constellation, 51 Pegasi, is orbited by the first true extrasolar planets (planets orbiting a star other than the Sun) to have been discovered. Neighboring constellations: Vulpecula - Delphinus - Equuleus - Aquarius - Pisces - ...

The names in which Ptolemy differs from modern usage are: - Hercules (iv -yovaotv), Cygnus ("Opvts), Eridanus (IIora tos), Lupus (Onpiov), Pegasus (17r7ros), Equuleus ("Iirirov irporogi i), Canis minor (IIpoidwv), and Libra (XnXai, ...

Topic: Astronomy