Equuleus
Equuleus, constellation in the northern sky at about 21 hours right ascension and 10° north in declination. Its brightest star is Kitalpha (from the Arabic for “part of a horse”), with a magnitude of 3.9. Ptolemy referred to this constellation as the head and neck of a horse, but, unlike most other northern sky constellations, it was never identified with any story from Greek mythology.
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Article Title:
Equuleus
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
28 July 2021
Access Date:
February 22, 2025