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Lupus (Lup)

The Wolf

Also known as wolf.

6 looks for Lupus

The constellation in a clear night sky over the hills: its lines draw themselves one on every beat, its real stars twinkle with the part of the song their colour answers, the Milky Way glows and a shooting star crosses on the big moments.

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About Lupus

What it is
One of the IAU's constellations: The Wolf
IAU abbreviation
Lup
Its stars are named
Lupi (as in "Alpha Lupi")
Family
Hercules family
Where
The southern sky: seen best from south of the equator
Highest in the sky
At about 9 pm in June
Centre
Right ascension 15h 29m, declination −41° 31′
The figure
12 stars joined by 12 lines
Brightest star
Men, magnitude 2.30

Its stars

Brightest first. A smaller magnitude is a brighter star; the visualizer sizes and colours each one by these.

  • Men (α Lup)mag 2.30
  • KeKouan (β Lup)mag 2.68
  • γ Lupmag 2.78
  • δ Lupmag 3.22
  • ε Lupmag 3.37
  • ζ Lupmag 3.41
  • η Lupmag 3.41
  • φ1 Lupmag 3.56
  • χ Lupmag 3.95
  • θ Lupmag 4.23
  • μ Lupmag 4.27
  • ψ1 Lupmag 4.67

Every star's place, brightness and colour is the Yale Bright Star Catalogue's; the figure is the IAU's, through d3-celestial (credited on the licences page). Constellations template · Every constellation