Apus
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Apus is a constellation in the southern sky. It is hard to see because it is not very bright. Apus means "no feet" in Greek. It was named "no feet" because it looks like a Bird-of-Paradise, and people used to think that birds-of-paradise did not have feet.
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| List of stars in Apus | |
| Abbreviation: | Aps |
| Genitive: | Apodis |
| Symbology: | |
| Right ascension: | 16 h |
| Declination: | −75° |
| Area: | 206 sq. deg. (67th) |
| Main stars: | 4 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 12 |
| Stars known to have planets: | 2 |
| Bright stars: | 0 |
| Nearby stars: | 0 |
| Brightest star: | α Aps (3.83m) |
| Nearest star: | HD 128400 ( 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 Media
Detail of Johann Bayer's 1603 Uranometria, showing the constellations Apus, Chamaeleon, Musca (as "Apis", the Bee), and Triangulum Australe, as well as the South celestial pole.
Globular cluster IC 4499 taken by Hubble Space Telescope.
