Lupus

Also known as Lup, Lupi, Lupus (constellation)

constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere

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Lupus is a constellation located in the southern half of the night sky. It's one of the recognized star patterns that astronomers and stargazers use to navigate and organize the celestial sphere.

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Official name: Lupus
Area: 334
Image: Constellation Lupus.jpg

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Commons category: Lupus (constellation)
Commons gallery: Lupus
short name: Lup

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Lupus is a constellation of the mid-Southern Sky. Its name is Latin for wolf. Lupus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations but was mostly considered an asterism associated with the nearby constellation Centaurus.

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