Apus

Summary

Apus is a constellation^[1]. Apus draws 96 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #64 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Apus is credited with the discovery of Petrus Plancius^[3].
• Apus's image is recorded as Constellation Apus.jpg^[4].
• Apus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Apus's shares border with is recorded as Triangulum Australe^[6].
• Apus's shares border with is recorded as Circinus^[7].
• Apus's shares border with is recorded as Musca^[8].
• Apus's shares border with is recorded as Chamaeleon^[9].
• Apus's shares border with is recorded as Octans^[10].
• Apus's shares border with is recorded as Pavo^[11].
• Apus's shares border with is recorded as Ara^[12].
• birds-of-paradise is named after Apus^[13].
• Apus's locator map image is recorded as Apus constellation map.svg^[14].
• Apus's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[15].
• Apus's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Apus symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[16].
• Apus's Commons category is recorded as Apus (constellation)^[17].
• Apus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1598-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Apus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0vc1^[19].
• Apus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apus^[20].
• Apus's Commons gallery is recorded as Apus (constellation)^[21].
• Apus's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 689237^[22].
• Apus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0046805^[23].
• Apus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[24].
• Apus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Apus's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Apus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Apus-astronomy^[27].

Body

Geography

Apus's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Apus's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+206'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Apus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].

History and Context

birds-of-paradise is named after Apus^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Apus include Paradys^[29], a star^[30].

Why It Matters

Apus draws 96 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #64 of 85).^[2] Apus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Apus is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Apus include Paradys^[29], a star^[30].