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[[File:Vulpecula (vul).tif|alt=star chart|thumb|Vulpecula star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]] | [[File:Vulpecula (vul).tif|alt=star chart|thumb|Vulpecula star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]] | ||
The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687)and is one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. | The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687) and is one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. | ||
==Etymology and History== | ==Etymology and History== | ||
[[File:Vul Hevelius.JPG|alt=screenshot(s) of text|thumb|Vulpecula cum Ansere as decribed by Hevelius (1687).]] | [[File:Vul Hevelius.JPG|alt=screenshot(s) of text|thumb|Vulpecula cum Ansere as decribed by Hevelius (1687).]] | ||
[[File:Vul Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-4.jpg|alt=star chart|thumb|Vulpecula cum Ansere as | [[File:Vul Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-4.jpg|alt=star chart|thumb|Vulpecula cum Ansere as depicted in mapping by Hevelius (1687).]] | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 17 June 2025
The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687) and is one of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
Origin of Constellation
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
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Vulpecula cum Ansere in Hevelius (1687) -
Vul depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 1st edition (1776) -
Vulpecula et Anser depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795)
