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| Abbreviation: Vol |
| English Name: The Flying Fish |
| Genitive: Volantis |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Carina and Mensa. |
| Visible between latitudes: +10 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Winter |
| Seen in three seasons: Autumn, Winter and Spring |
| Best seen in: March |
| Seen between: January and April |
| Right Ascension (RA): 08 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -70 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 141 (76th) |
Volans (The Flying Fish)
- Small and faint constellation lying between Centaurus and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) – although half of Volans constellation lies in the outer portion of Milky-Way.
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Messier Objects in Volans
| No Messier objects in Volans. |
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More objects in Volans
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 0x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 10x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 1x object |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Features of Interest
- NGC 2442 – Spiral Galaxy; visible in 4-inch telescopes as just a faint elliptical haze. Larger telescopes reveals the central nucleus. (Magnitude: +11.2)
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Named Stars
- Gamma Volantis (attractive double star – reveals orange star & yellow star.)
- Epsilon Volantis (double star – can be divided with a small telescope.)
- more list of stars in Volans.
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IAU Sky Chart: Volans
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
– never seen from the UK
| Apus | Ara | Caelum | Carina | Centaurus | Chameleon |
| Corona Australis | Crux | Dorado | Grus | Horologium | Hydrus |
| Indus | Mensa | Octans | Pavo | Phoenix | Pictor |
| Reticulum | Telescopium | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Vela | Volans |
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