Centaurus

IAU star chart (CC By: IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)

One of the 88 IAU constellations.

Etymology and History

The Greek constellation is possibly derived from a Babylonian one. There were several centaur-like creatures and other mixed man-animal beings in Mesopotamian culture; seal imprints and reliefs witness them.

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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  Jessica Gullberg's impression of the Babylonian constellation UR.IDIM (The Mad Dog) in Stellarium 2021.
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  Centaurus et Lupus on the ancient Greek Kugel Globe, drawing by SMH 2021.
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  Centaurus et Lupus on the ancient Greco-Roman Farnese Globe, drawing by SMH 2017.
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  Centaurus et Lupus on the ancient Roman Mainz Globe, drawing by SMH 2021.
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  Centaurus and Lupus constellations from the Mercator celestial globe 1551 (CC0).
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  Centaurus as drawn by Joh. Bayer (1603) and Lupus drawn by the user of this exemplar of the atlas (extra map for Bayer).

References

• References (general)
• References (Babylonian)
• References (ancient Greco-Roman)
• References (medieval)