Giraffe constellation _ Giraffe constellation

What constellations are there around Deer Leopard?

The leopard is located in the northern part of the celestial sphere. It is surrounded by bears, fairy kings, dragons, bears, Tmall, Yufu and Perseus. It is a big "tall and thin" constellation, but it is darker than 4 stars. Generally, residents in the area south of 7 degrees south latitude can't see this constellation.

On the night of February 23, 65438+ every year, the center of the reed bud falls from the sky. It looks like a giraffe with spots similar to a leopard, and its head and hooves are similar to deer, so Camelopardalis was translated as "deer leopard" in early China. In Ptolemy's horoscope, there is no name Panthera. Panthera is one of the few constellations that have not been adopted by the ancients. It was once called the "Absence Constellation". In the division of ancient astrology in China, a part of the reed bud is equivalent to a part of the right wall of Wei Zi. According to relevant scholars' research, Lubao constellation first appeared on the celestial globe created by the Dutch theologian Prentius in 16 13.

The brightest star in Ophiuchus is the beta star in Ophiuchus, and the Chinese name is "Eight valleys increase fourteen". Its apparent magnitude is 4.03 and its distance is 1700 light years. It is a G0 Supergiant star, and its luminosity is 5000 times that of the sun. According to observation, it is actually a binary star, with the apparent magnitude of the main star of 4.0 and the companion star of 8.6. There is an easily distinguishable open cluster in Ophiuchus, numbered NGC 1502, which can be observed with binoculars. NGC2403 is a bright Sc spiral galaxy with an apparent magnitude of 8.4. The number IC342 is an SBc-type rod spiral galaxy with an apparent magnitude of 9.2. The alpha star in Ophiuchus is called Shao Wei or Wei Zi's Right Wall Six, with an apparent magnitude of 4.29, a luminosity of 25,000 times that of the sun, and a distance of 4 100 light years.

NGC 196 1, not too far from the alpha star of Lupo, is an Sb spiral galaxy with an apparent magnitude of 1. 1. Moreover, the star formation speed of this galaxy is faster than that of our galaxy 10 times.