Apus constellation
Latin Apus, genitive Apodis, abbreviation Aps
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
When can Apus be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in June. It can be seen from everywhere south of 1°N, and it never sets south of 12°S.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | α Aps | 3.83 | reddish |
| – | γ Aps | 3.89 | yellow |
| – | β Aps | 4.24 | orange |
| – | δ1 Aps | 4.68 | reddish |
| – | ζ Aps | 4.78 | orange |
| – | η Aps | 4.91 | white |
The smaller the number, the brighter: below 1 are the brightest stars of the sky, 4 is hard to see under a city sky. Greek letters after Johann Bayer (1603).