Equuleus constellation
Latin Equuleus, genitive Equulei, abbreviation Equ
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
The myth
The Little Horse, in some tellings the brother of Pegasus. The second smallest constellation in the sky, a few faint stars beside the head of Pegasus.
When can Equuleus be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in September. It can be seen from everywhere north of 72°S, and it never sets north of 85°N.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitalpha | α Equ | 3.92 | yellowish white |
| – | δ Equ | 4.49 | yellowish white |
| – | γ Equ | 4.69 | 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).