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| IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) |
| Lupus |
| The Wolf |
| Origin | Ancient |
| Abbreviation | Lup |
| Genitive | Lupi |
| Pronunciation | /ˈljuːpəs/
genitive /-paɪ/ |
| LOOP-us |
| Location | Southern Hemisphere |
| Primary Star | α Lupi |
| Right Ascention 15h 12m Declination -52° 06' |
| Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.437 h (26.2 min) |
| Lupus, “The Wolf”, was called Therion by the ancient Greeks. It was an unspecified wild animal. Centaurus, the centaur has it impaled on a spear, ready to sacrifice the beast on the altar, Ara. The Babylonians new this constellation as a wolf. |
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