Celestial Atlas
Libra <—     Lupus: The Wolf     —> Lynx
(possessive form Lupi, abbreviation Lup)
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Constellations Bordering Lupus
(tba)

Lupus is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.

Illustrations of Lupus
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing Lupus
The horizontal bands represent the Ecliptic (marked in degrees) and the southern Zodiac

From Bode's 1801 Uranographia
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bode's Uranographia showing the region near Lupus

Map of Lupus
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger


Stars in Lupus

     Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.

α Lup

β Lup

γ Lup

δ Lup

ε Lup


Celestial Atlas
Libra <—     Lupus: The Wolf     —> Lynx