Volk ( lat. Lupus ) - a constellation of the southern hemisphere of the sky, located between Centaurus and Scorpio . In Russia, it is partially observed in the central and southern regions, but full visibility is south of 35 ° north latitude . The brightest star of the constellation - Wolf Wolf - has a magnitude of 2.3 m ; within the territory of Russia, this star rises only in the south of Dagestan . The second brightest star β of the Wolf (its stellar magnitude 2.68 m ) is observed south of latitude 46 ° 52 '(this is about half a degree north of the latitude of Astrakhan ; in Adler this star rises by about 3.5 °, and in the south of Dagestan - by about 5.5 ° [1] . The best visibility conditions in May.
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| Lat. title | Lupus (to the genus. n .: Lupi ) |
| Abbreviation | Lup |
| Symbol | Wolf |
| Right ascension | from 14 h 10 m to 16 h 00 m |
| Declination | −55 ° to −29 ° 30 ′ |
| Area | 334 sq. M. degrees ( 46th place ) |
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| Meteor showers | no |
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| The constellation is visible in latitudes from + 35 ° to −90 °. | |
The constellation Wolf contains globular star clusters NGC 5824 and NGC 5986 , open clusters NGC 5822 and NGC 5749 , a dark nebula B 228 , a planetary nebula with a hot Wolf-Rayet- type star IC 4406 , and a young star HD 142527 with Herbig object Aro and protoplanetary disk. The historical supernova of 1006 flared up in this constellation ( SN 1006 ).
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History
The ancient constellation. Included in the catalog of the starry sky Claudius Ptolemy " Almagest " under the name "Beast". It was associated with Lycaon , turned by Zeus for the abomination of human sacrifice and cannibalism into a wolf .
See also
- Wolf constellation star list
Notes
- ↑ Kulikovsky P.G. Handbook of astronomy lovers. - 2008.