Mons Maenalus
Appearance
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Mons Maenalus(LatinforMountMaenalus) was aconstellationcreated byJohannes Heveliusin 1687. It was located between the constellations ofBoötesandVirgo,and depicts a mountain in Greece that the herdsman is stepping upon.[1]It was increasingly considered obsolete by the latter half of the 19th century.[2]Its brightest star is31 Boötis,a G-type giant ofapparent magnitude4.86m.
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Stars
[edit]The main stars that make up the constellation are14,15,18,31 Boötisand71 Virginis.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^Ridpath, Ian."Mons Maenalus".Star Tales.self-published.Retrieved29 January2017.
- ^Barentine, John C. (2015).The Lost Constellations: A History of Obsolete, Extinct, or Forgotten Star Lore.New York, New York: Springer. p. 237.ISBN9783319227955.