Mons Maenalus (
Latin
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for ''Mount
Maenalus Maenalus could refer to:
* Maenalus (town), a town of ancient Arcadia
* Maenalus (mythology), an Arcadian prince, son of Lycaon (king of Arcadia)
* Mainalo
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'') was a
constellation
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The first constellati ...
created by
Johannes Hevelius
Johannes Hevelius
Some sources refer to Hevelius as Polish:
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Some sources refer to Hevelius as German:
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*of the Royal Society
* (in German also known as ''Hevel''; ; – 28 January 1687) was a councillor and mayor of Danz ...
in 1687. It was located between the constellations of
Boötes
Boötes ( ) is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, and 13 and 16 hours of right ascension on the celestial sphere. The name comes from , which comes from 'herder, herdsman' or 'plowman' (literally, 'o ...
and
Virgo
Virgo may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Virgo (film), a 1970 Egyptian film
* Virgo (character), several Marvel Comics characters
* Virgo Asmita, a character in the manga ''Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas''
* ''Virgo'' (album), by Virgo Four, ...
, and depicts a mountain in Greece that the herdsman is stepping upon.
It was increasingly considered obsolete by the latter half of the 19th century.
Its brightest star is
31 Boötis, a G-type giant of
apparent magnitude
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4.86
m.
Stars
The main stars that made up Bode's version of the constellation are
14,
15,
18,
31 Boötis and
71 Virginis (see chart).
References
Former constellations
Constellations listed by Johannes Hevelius
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