Constellation Volans (Flying Fish)

Properties
Volans contains some 4th mag stars and is located in the southwest corner of the constellation Carina on the line connecting Canopus and Miaplacidus. The constellation area is 141 square degrees and the center culminates around midnight on 18 January. [9, 15]

History
The constellation was created in 1603 by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria under the original name Piscis Volansintroduced. [7]
Catalogs
HR | B | F | DM | HD | SAO | FK5 | IR | M* | ADS | VarID | RA | Dec | vMag | spType | dMag | Sep ["] | Remarks |
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HR 2505 | CP-71 476 | 49268 | 256326 | W | 06 40 57.8 | -71 46 32 | 6.51 | K1IIICNII | 3.5 | 10.7 | |||||||
HR 2531 | CP-72 522 | 49947 | 256330 | 2522 | 06 43 36.8 | -73 07 05 | 6.37 | G8III | |||||||||
HR 2536 | CP-70 560 | 50002 | 256331 | 06 44 56.1 | -70 26 02 | 6.11 | K3III | ||||||||||
HR 2602 | ι | CP-70 572 | 51557 | 256344 | 267 | 06 51 27.0 | -70 57 48 | 5.40 | B7IV | G:Member of the local association (Pleiades group). | |||||||
HR 2662 | CP-67 686 | 53501 | 249704 | 06 59 50.5 | -67 54 58 | 5.17 | K3III | G:61 Cyg group. | |||||||||
HR 2712 | CP-68 591 | 55151 | 249740 | 07 06 14.1 | -68 50 14 | 6.47 | K0III | ||||||||||
HR 2735 | γ1 | CP-70 600 | 55864 | 256373 | W | B | 07 08 42.2 | -70 29 50 | 5.69 | F2V | 1.9 | 13.6 | D:Binary with HR 2736.,DYN:0.018".,VAR:Combined light with HR 2736 varies, but 2736 is probably the variable. | ||||
HR 2736 | γ2 | CP-70 600 | 55865 | 256374 | 1189 | W | A | 3448 | 07 08 44.9 | -70 29 56 | 3.78 | K0III | 1.9 | 13.6 | D:Binary with HR 2735. Combined mag. and colors, 3.63V, +0.91(B-V), +0.60(U-B), +0.48(R-I).,DYN:0.018".,VAR:3.56 - 3.62V, blend with 2735. | ||
HR 2803 | δ | CP-67 730 | 57623 | 249809 | 281 | 07 16 49.8 | -67 57 26 | 3.98 | F6II | ||||||||
HR 2888 | CP-64 721 | 60150 | 249864 | 2584 | 07 28 51.3 | -64 30 36 | 6.39 | K5III | |||||||||
HR 2979 | CP-73 457 | 62153 | 256428 | W | A | 07 35 21.7 | -74 16 32 | 7.16 H | B9IV | 0.1 | 1.8 | D:Binary with HR 2980. Colors for combined light. Blended mag. 6.34V. | |||||
HR 2980 | CP-73 457 | 62154 | 0 | W | B | 07 35 21.8 | -74 16 32 | 7.26 H | B9IV | 0.1 | 1.8 | D:See HR 2979. | |||||
HR 3024 | ζ | CP-72 627 | 63295 | 256438 | 297 | W | 07 41 49.2 | -72 36 22 | 3.95 | K0III | 5.8 | 16.7 | |||||
HR 3036 | CP-65 806 | 63513 | 249944 | 07 44 43.9 | -66 04 19 | 6.38 | G6-8III | ||||||||||
HR 3038 | CP-69 770 | 63584 | 249943 | 07 44 13.0 | -69 49 17 | 6.18 | A0IV-V | ||||||||||
HR 3081 | CP-65 827 | 64484 | 249978 | 2610 | 07 49 41.0 | -66 11 45 | 5.79 | B9V | |||||||||
HR 3171 | CP-72 654 | 66920 | 256463 | 07 59 16.1 | -73 14 41 | 6.34 | A3III | ||||||||||
HR 3223 | ε | CP-68 736 | 68520 | 250128 | W | 08 07 55.8 | -68 37 02 | 4.35 | B6IV | 3.6 | 6.0 | SB:14.1683d, K 66.7k/s, V0 +9.7k/s, asini 13.0. Possibly secondary spectrum. | |||||
HR 3280 | CP-65 907 | 70514 | 250186 | 08 18 18.9 | -65 36 48 | 5.07 | K1III | ||||||||||
HR 3301 | κ1 | CP-71 677 | 71046 | 256497 | W | A | 08 19 49.0 | -71 30 54 | 5.37 | B9III-IV | 0.3 | 65.0 | D:CPM with HR 3302. | ||||
HR 3302 | κ2 | CP-71 678 | 71066 | 256499 | W | B | Var? | 08 20 00.7 | -71 30 19 | 5.65 | A0IVMn | 0.3 | 65.0 | D:CPM with HR 3301. C, 8.5v at 38" from B, binary. | |||
HR 3334 | η | CP-72 694 | 71576 | 256505 | 2653 | W | 08 22 04.4 | -73 24 00 | 5.29 | A0-1IV-V | 6.3 | 42.4 | |||||
HR 3346 | CP-64 878 | 71863 | 250226 | 08 25 51.6 | -64 36 03 | 5.97 | G8-K0III | ||||||||||
HR 3347 | β | CP-65 933 | 71878 | 250228 | 319 | 4088 | 08 25 44.2 | -66 08 13 | 3.77 | K1III | |||||||
HR 3370 | CP-69 919 | 72337 | 250235 | 08 27 16.9 | -70 05 36 | 5.53 | A0V | ||||||||||
HR 3417 | CP-72 713 | 73468 | 256524 | 08 32 42.2 | -73 21 24 | 6.12 | G8III | ||||||||||
HR 3460 | θ | CP-69 946 | 74405 | 256535 | 2683 | W | 08 39 05.2 | -70 23 13 | 5.20 | A0V | 5.0 | 45.0 | |||||
HR 3491 | CP-67 990 | 75116 | 250315 | 08 43 54.3 | -68 12 42 | 6.32 | K3III: | ||||||||||
HR 3495 | CP-65 1013 | 75171 | 250317 | 2691 | 08 44 30.0 | -65 49 32 | 6.05 | A4V | |||||||||
HR 3537 | CP-66 927 | 76143 | 250347 | W | 08 50 34.8 | -66 47 35 | 5.35 | F5IV | 6.6 | 20. | |||||||
HR 3544 | CP-72 747 | 76270 | 256556 | 08 49 50.3 | -72 33 03 | 6.11 | Am | ||||||||||
HR 3610 | CP-68 879 | 77887 | 250421 | 09 01 08.5 | -68 41 02 | 5.88 | M1III | ||||||||||
HR 3615 | α | CP-65 1065 | 78045 | 250422 | 343 | 09 02 26.8 | -66 23 46 | 4.00 | A2-3IVm | G:Sirius group.,S:Variously classified Am, A5III, A5V, and A2IV-Vm+A2IV-Vm. |
Open Clusters | ||||||||
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Name | RA | Dec | Type | bMag | vMag | Dim | Dreyer Description | Identification, Remarks |
NGC 2348 | 07 03 02.7 | -67 23 39 | OCL | 11 | Cl, P, lC, 30 st ± | ESO 88-SC1 | ||
Galaxies | ||||||||
Name | RA | Dec | Type | bMag | vMag | Dim | Dreyer Description | Identification, Remarks |
NGC 2305 | 06 48 37.3 | -64 16 22 | E2/P | 12.7 | 11.7 | 2.1 × 1.5 | vF, vS, R, 2 st Δ | ESO 87-44, AM 0648-641 |
NGC 2307 | 06 48 51.0 | -64 20 06 | SBb | 12.9 | 12.0 | 1.7 × 1.6 | vF, pS, vlE 90° | ESO 87-45, AM 0648-641, IRAS 06485-6416 |
NGC 2397 | 07 21 19.5 | -69 00 05 | Sb | 12.7 | 11.8 | 2.5 × 1.2 | pB, cL, cE 117°, lbM | ESO 58-30, IRAS 07214-6854 |
NGC 2397 A | 07 21 07.9 | -69 06 55 | Sc | 14.8 | 14.1 | 1.1 × 0.9 | pB, cL, cE 117°, lbM | ESO 58-29, AM 0721-685, IRAS 07212-6901 |
NGC 2397 B | 07 21 55.7 | -68 50 45 | IBm/P | 15.0 | 14.4 | 0.9 × 0.5 | pB, cL, cE 117°, lbM | ESO 58-31, AM 0722-684 |
NGC 2434 | 07 34 51.5 | -69 17 04 | E1 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 2.4 × 2.2 | pB, S, R, pmbM, 3 st 11 n | ESO 59-5 |
NGC 2442 | 07 36 23.8 | -69 31 51 | SBbc | 11.2 | 10.4 | 6 × 5 | cL, vF, R, D neb, 40° | NGC 2443, ESO 59-8, AM 0736-692, IRAS 07367-6924, SW part |
NGC 2466 | 07 45 15.6 | -71 24 39 | Sc | 13.5 | 13.0 | 1.6 × 1.4 | vF, S, R, lbM | ESO 59-18, IRAS 07456-7117 |
NGC 2601 | 08 25 30.4 | -68 07 04 | SBa | 13.4 | 12.5 | 1.6 × 1.1 | F, pS, R, gbM | ESO 60-5, IRAS 08251-6757 |
NGC 2788 A | 09 02 40.0 | -68 13 36 | Sb | 13.9 | 13.1 | 2.9 × 0.4 | vF, vS, mE 105° | ESO 60-24, IRAS 09020-6801 |
NGC 2788 B | 09 03 35.0 | -67 57 59 | Sb | 14.5 | 13.7 | 1.5 × 0.4 | vF, vS, mE 105° | ESO 60-25 |
IC 2202 | 07 27 54.9 | -67 34 28 | Sbc | 13.7 | 12.9 | 2 × 0.7 | eF, eS, R | ESO 88-16, AM 0727-672, IRAS 07278-6728 |