Lupus constellation

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The Lupus constellation is a southern sky constellation representing a wolf, located near Scorpius and Centaurus and visible primarily from the Southern Hemisphere.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lupus constellation canonical 1
constellation Lupus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (87)

Predicate Object
instanceOf T Tauri star ⓘ
constellation ⓘ
eclipsing binary star ⓘ
globular cluster ⓘ
globular cluster ⓘ
molecular cloud complex ⓘ
multiple star system ⓘ
open cluster ⓘ
open cluster ⓘ
southern sky constellation ⓘ
spectroscopic binary star ⓘ
star ⓘ
star ⓘ
substellar companion ⓘ
supernova remnant ⓘ
abbreviation Lup ⓘ
apparentMagnitude 2.3 ⓘ
2.7 ⓘ
area approximately 334 square degrees ⓘ
bestSeenAtLatitudeRange from +35° to −90° ⓘ
bestSeenInMonth June ⓘ
borderedBy Centaurus ⓘ
Circinus ⓘ
Hydra ⓘ
Libra ⓘ
Norma ⓘ
Scorpius ⓘ
Triangulum Australe ⓘ
brightestStar Alpha Lupi ⓘ
catalogued Lupus ⓘ
contains Alpha Lupi ⓘ
Beta Lupi ⓘ
Delta Lupi ⓘ
Epsilon Lupi ⓘ
Eta Lupi ⓘ
GQ Lupi ⓘ
Gamma Lupi ⓘ
Kappa Lupi ⓘ
Lupus dark clouds ⓘ
Mu Lupi ⓘ
NGC 5749 ⓘ
NGC 5822 ⓘ
NGC 5824 ⓘ
NGC 5986 ⓘ
Nu Lupi ⓘ
Phi1 Lupi ⓘ
Phi2 Lupi ⓘ
Pi Lupi ⓘ
Psi Lupi ⓘ
Rho Lupi ⓘ
Theta Lupi ⓘ
Zeta Lupi ⓘ
supernova remnant SN 1006 ⓘ
culminationSeason late southern autumn and winter ⓘ
declinationRange approximately −30° to −55° ⓘ
eclipticProximity near the ecliptic ⓘ
family Hercules family of constellations ⓘ
genitive Lupi ⓘ
hasCompanion GQ Lupi b ⓘ
hasNo bright Messier objects ⓘ
first-magnitude stars ⓘ
hemisphereVisibility primarily Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
historicalAssociation depicted as a wild animal held by Centaurus ⓘ
once considered part of Centaurus ⓘ
includedIn Ptolemy 48 constellations ⓘ
locatedIn southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
meaningOfName wolf ⓘ
meteorShowersAssociated none prominent ⓘ
name Lupus ⓘ
neighboringConstellation Centaurus ⓘ
Circinus ⓘ
Hydra ⓘ
Libra ⓘ
Norma ⓘ
Scorpius ⓘ
Triangulum Australe ⓘ
observedYear 1006 ⓘ
originOfName Latin ⓘ
partOf IAU 88 modern constellations ⓘ
rankByArea 46 ⓘ
recognizedBy International Astronomical Union ⓘ
rightAscensionRange approximately 14h to 16h ⓘ
spectralType B1.5III ⓘ
B2III ⓘ
symbolism wolf ⓘ
visibleBetweenLatitudes +35° and −90° ⓘ
visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gould Belt → encompasses → Lupus constellation ⓘ
Lower Centaurus–Crux → hasCoordinateConcentration → constellation Lupus ⓘ
linked to: Lupus constellation