✨ Equuleus

Equ · pony · Northern sky

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Equuleus is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning pony; stars within it are named in the genitive form Equulei.

Facts about Equuleus

ConstellationEquuleus
IAU abbreviationEqu
Genitive (Latin)Equulei
Meaningpony
Brightest starKitalpha (apparent magnitude 3.92)
Area72 square degrees
HemisphereNorthern

Deep-sky objects in Equuleus

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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