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Apus
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- For the genus of birds, see Apus (genus).
- For the genus of arthropod, Crustacea Branchiopoda, see Crustaceans and Branchiopoda.
- For the computer, see APUS.
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| 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: | |
| Stars with known planets: | 0, 0 |
| Bright stars: | 0 |
| Nearby stars: | 0 |
| Brightest star: | α Aps (3.83m) |
| Nearest star: | ( ly) |
| Messier objects: | |
| 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 |
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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.
Apus has several impressive clusters, NGC 6101 and IC 4499, as well as a very unusual nebular structure IC 4633.
- Peoria Astronomical Society - Apus
- NightSkyInfo.com: Constellation Apus
- WIKISKY.ORG: Apus on WIKISKY
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| Andromeda • Antlia • Apus • Aquarius • Aquila • Ara • Aries • Auriga • Boötes • Caelum • Camelopardalis • Cancer • Canes Venatici • Canis Major • Canis Minor • Capricornus • Carina • Cassiopeia • Centaurus • Cepheus • Cetus • Chamaeleon • Circinus • Columba • Coma Berenices • Corona Australis • Corona Borealis • Corvus • Crater • Crux • Cygnus • Delphinus • Dorado • Draco • Equuleus • Eridanus • Fornax • Gemini • Grus • Hercules • Horologium • Hydra • Hydrus • Indus • Lacerta • Leo • Leo Minor • Lepus • Libra • Lupus • Lynx • Lyra • Mensa • Microscopium • Monoceros • Musca • Norma • Octans • Ophiuchus • Orion • Pavo • Pegasus • Perseus • Phoenix • Pictor • Pisces • Piscis Austrinus • Puppis • Pyxis • Reticulum • Sagitta • Sagittarius • Scorpius • Sculptor • Scutum • Serpens • Sextans • Taurus • Telescopium • Triangulum • Triangulum Australe • Tucana • Ursa Major • Ursa Minor • Vela • Virgo • Volans • Vulpecula |
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