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Apus

The Bird of Paradise

Constellation of the southern sky

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GenitiveApodis
AbbreviationAps
Constellation FamilyBayer
Celestial QuadrantSQ3
Right Ascension13h45 to 18h17
Declination-67.5° to -82.9°
Area (sq deg)206
Brightest StarAlpha Apodis
Optimum VisibilityJune (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Map of Apus Map of Apus

The name given to a region of the sky near the Southern Celestial Pole, populated by a few faint and distant stars.

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