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Volans



Abbreviation: Vol
Genitive: Volantis
Right Ascension: 7.85 hours
Declination: -69.63 degrees
  Volans, The Flying Fish, is completely visible in latitudes South of 15 degrees North from December - Febrary.

Volans was created by Pieter Dirksz Keyser and Fredrick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597.

  Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars
 

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1 		RA DEC Magnitude 2
BET VOL 8.00:25.00:44.19 -66.00:8.00:13.02 3.77
GAM2 VOL 7.00:8.00:44.87 -70.00:29.00:56.34 3.78
ZET VOL 7.00:41.00:49.23 -72.00:36.00:21.84 3.95
DEL VOL 7.00:16.00:49.80 -67.00:57.00:26.03 3.98
ALP VOL 9.00:2.00:26.80 -66.00:23.00:45.99 4.00
IOT VOL 6.00:51.00:26.95 -70.00:57.00:48.44 5.40
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)		 Dec.
(deg mm ss)		 Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)		 Dec.
(deg mm)		 Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria
DUN 42 07 08.7 -70 29 3.9, 5.8 13.60 297 24 446
HJ 3997 07 35.4 -74 16 7.2, 7.3 1.90 124 24 464
KAP VOL 08 19.8 -71 31 5.4, 5.7 65.00 57 25 447
KAP VOL 08 19.8 -71 31 5.4, 5.7 100.10 46 25 447