Mons Maenalus
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Mons Maenalus (Mount Mainalos) was a constellation created by Johannes Hevelius. It was located between the constellations of Boötes and Virgo, and depicts a mountain in Greece that the herdsman is stepping upon. It was never popular and is no longer in use.
[edit] External links
- http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/horvatin/Astronomy_Facts/obsolete_pages/mons_maenalus.htm
- http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/monsmaenalus.htm
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Constellations introduced by Johannes Hevelius in the 1690 text Firmamentum Sobiescianum. |
| Canes Venatici | Lacerta | Leo Minor | Lynx | Scutum | Sextans | Vulpecula |
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Obsolete Constellations introduced by Johannes Hevelius in the 1690 text Firmamentum Sobiescianum. |
| Cerberus | Mons Maenalus | Triangulum Minor |
| Former Constellations |
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| Antinous • Apis • Argo Navis • Cerberus • Custos Messium • Felis • Frederici Honores • Gallus • Globus Aerostaticus • Jordanus • Lochium Funis • Machina Electrica • Malus • Mons Maenalus • Musca Borealis • Noctua • Officina Typographica • Polophylax • Psalterium Georgii • Quadrans Muralis • Ramus Pomifer • Robur Carolinum • Sceptrum Brandenburgicum • Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae • Solarium • Tarandus vel Rangifer • Taurus Poniatovii • Telescopium Herschelii • Testudo • Tigris • Triangulum Minor • Turdus Solitarius • Vespa |
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