✨ Apus

Aps · bird-of-paradise · Southern sky

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Apus is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning bird-of-paradise; stars within it are named in the genitive form Apodis.

Facts about Apus

ConstellationApus
IAU abbreviationAps
Genitive (Latin)Apodis
Meaningbird-of-paradise
Brightest starParadys (apparent magnitude 3.83)
Area206 square degrees
HemisphereSouthern

Deep-sky objects in Apus

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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