Apus

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List of stars in Apus
Abbreviation:	Aps
Genitive:	Apodis
Symbology:	the bird of paradise
Right ascension:	16 h
Declination:	−75°
Area:	206 sq. deg. (67th)
Main stars:	4
Bayer/Flamsteed stars:	12
Stars known to have planets:	0
Bright stars:	0
Nearby stars:	0
Brightest star:	α Aps (3.83m)
Nearest star:	HD 122862 (93.5 ly)
Messier objects:	None
Meteor showers:	None
Bordering constellations:	Triangulum Australe Circinus Musca Chamaeleon Octans Pavo Ara
Visible at latitudes between +5° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of July

Apus (IPA: /ˈeɪpəs/, Latin: bird of paradise or swallow, from Greek: απους, meaning "no-feet") is a faint southern constellation, not visible to the ancient Greeks. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603.

Notable deep sky objects

Apus has several impressive clusters, NGC 6101 and IC 4499, as well as a very unusual nebular structure IC 4633.

References

• Ridpath, Ian; Wil Tirion (2007). Stars and Planets Guide. London: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-725120-9. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691135564. 

External links

• The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations: Apus
• Peoria Astronomical Society - Apus
• NightSkyInfo.com: Constellation Apus
• WIKISKY.ORG: Apus on WIKISKY
• Star Tales – Apus