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| English name | Flying-fish | ||||
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| Major stars | No star of the constellation exceeds the magnitude 3,5. | ||||
| Description | Small constellation to the south of Carina. The only remarkable star is eta Volantis, a double formed by a white component of fourth magnitude and by a yellow component of sixth magnitude. |
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| Mythology and history | The constellation was drawn by the Dutch navigators Pieters Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederik de Houtman towards the end of the XVI century. At first it was called Piscis Volans: it represents the animal of which it has the name. | ||||
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