Equuleus

Abbreviation: Equ
Genitive: Equulei
Right Ascension: 21.21 hours
Declination: 7.00 degrees

Equuleus, the Foal, is a constellation that lies between Pegasus and Delphinus. Equuleus is thought to be Cerleris, the swift brother of Pegasus, whom Mercury gave to Castor, the brother of Pollux (Gemini). Or it could have been Cyllarus, which was given to Pollux by Juno. In any case it can be seen rising in mid-September just before Pegasus.

Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)

Common Name or Bayer Number 1	RA	DEC	Magnitude 2
KITALPHA	21.00:15.00:49.43	+5.00:14.00:52.25	3.92
GAM EQU	21.00:10.00:20.51	+10.00:7.00:53.57	4.69

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.

Object	R.A.	Dec.	Object Type 3	Mag.	Uranometria	Tirion

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

GCVS ID	R.A. (hh mm ss.ss)	Dec. (deg mm ss)	Variable Type 4	Mag. Min	Mag. Max
gam Equ	21.00:7.00:54.60	+9.00:55.00:45.00	ACVO	4.77	4.58

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

Name	R.A. (hh mm.m)	Dec. (deg mm)	Mag 5	Sep 6	PA 7	Tirion	Uranometria
STF 2742	21 02.2	07 10	7.4, 7.4	2.80	216	16/ 17	209/ 210
STF 54	21 10.4	10 08	4.8, 6.0	352.50	153	16/ 17	210
S 781	21 13.4	07 12	7.4, 7.2	184.50	172	16/ 17	210