Equ

Japanese: Equ
Equ

...Abbreviation: Equ. A small constellation in the autumn sky located west of Pegasus. In Greek mythology, Celeris is the younger brother of the winged horse Pegasus, and is said to have been a gift from the god Hermes to the hero Castor. It is also said that the Greek astronomer Hipparchus created this constellation. Alpha star has a luminosity of 4.1 and is named Chitalfa (meaning the front half of a horse). Its approximate position is 21h10m in right ascension and +6° in declination. It reaches its highest point in the meridian at 8pm in early October. [Ishida Goro]...

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Japanese:

…略号はEqu。ペガスス座の西に位置する秋空の小星座。ギリシア神話では天馬ペガソスの弟にあたるケレリスで,ヘルメス神が英雄カストルに贈ったものであるという。またギリシアの天文学者ヒッパルコスがこの星座を新設したという。α星は光度4.1等で,キタルファ(馬の前半身の意)の名がある。概略位置は赤経21h10m,赤緯+6゜。午後8時の南中は10月上旬である。【石田 五郎】…

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