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, the little horse: An ancient constellation possibly created by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus (160-120 B.C.).

Equuleus contains some double stars of interest. γ 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. ε Equ consists of four components.

Equuleus Abbreviation: Equ Genitive: Equulei Translation: The Foal Peoria Astronomical Society Equuleus Page Interactive star chart (Java applet) ...

Equuleus Map created in Guide 7.0 with the figure outline based on Johannes Hevelius' Uranographia (1690). Click on the object's name to access its image or click on the name of adjacent constellation to see its map.

Equuleus Abbreviation: Equ English name: Little Horse Coordinates see Stellar data Particulars: ...

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Constellations - Equuleus - 8alp Equ (Kitalpha) Identification Data Common Name ...

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

htm Equ, Equl International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Equuleus. See constellation. equation In astronomy, a small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.

CrA Corona Australis Southern Crown CrB Corona Borealis Northern Crown Alphecca (Gemma) Crv Corvus Crow Alchiba Crt Crater Cup Cru Crux Cross Acrux Cyg Cygnus Swan Deneb Del Delphinus Dolphin Dor Dorado Goldfish Dra Draco Dragon Thuban Equ Equuleus ...

| Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Austrina | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | ...

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.

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 - ...

(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, ...

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, ...

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