Equuleus

[ ih-kwoo-lee-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Astronomy.

, genitive E·quu·le·i [ih-, kwoo, -lee-ahy].

the Little Horse, a small northern constellation between Delphinus and Aquarius.

Equuleus

/ ɛˈkwʊlɪəs /

from Latin: a young horse, from equus horse

The small constellation Equuleus contains a surprisingly large number of interesting objects.

To the right of Equuleus, towards the west-south-west is the constellation Delphinus.

Immediately below Equuleus are the stars α1 and α^272 Capricorni, seen as a naked-eye double to the right of and above β.

Towards the right of ε Pegasi and lower down are seen the three fourth-magnitude stars which mark the constellation Equuleus.

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