Mons Maenalus
Former constellation
Mons Maenalus (Latin for Mount Maenalus) was a constellation created by Johannes Hevelius in 1687. It was located between the constellations of Boötes and Virgo, and depicts a mountain in Greece that the herdsman is stepping upon.[1] It was increasingly considered obsolete by the latter half of the 19th century.[2] Its brightest star is 31 Boötis, a G-type giant of apparent magnitude 4.86m.
Stars
The main stars that make up the constellation are 14, 15, 18, 31 Boötis and 71 Virginis.[citation needed]
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Constellations introduced by Johannes Hevelius after 1687
- Canes Venatici
- Lacerta
- Leo Minor
- Lynx
- Scutum
- Sextans
- Vulpecula
(non-IAU constellations)
- Cerberus
- Mons Maenalus
- Triangulum Minus
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