✨ Volans

Vol · flying fish · Southern sky

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Volans is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning flying fish; stars within it are named in the genitive form Volantis.

Facts about Volans

ConstellationVolans
IAU abbreviationVol
Genitive (Latin)Volantis
Meaningflying fish
Brightest starγ Volantis (apparent magnitude 3.61)
Area141 square degrees
HemisphereSouthern

Deep-sky objects in Volans

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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