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Apus



         


For the genus of birds, see

|- | Abbreviation || Aps |- | Genitive || Apodis |- | Meaning in English || the bird of paradise |- | Right ascension || 16 h |- | Declination || -75° |- | Visible to latitude || Between 5° and -90° |- | On meridian | 9 p.m., July 10 |- | Area
 - Total | Ranked 67th
206 sq. deg. |- | Number of stars with
apparent magnitude < 3 | 0 |- | Brightest star
 - Apparent magnitude | α Apodis
3.83 |- | Meteor showers || None |- | Bordering constellations ||

|} Apus (the bird of paradise) is a faint southern constellation. Its first known appearance was in Johann Bayer's Uranometria, but it may have been used by navigators before then.







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