Scutum
constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Scutum is a constellation[1]. Scutum draws 1,338 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #46 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Johannes Hevelius[3]
- Shares border with: Aquila[4], Sagittarius[5], Serpens[6]
- Named after: shield[7], John III Sobieski[8], Battle of Vienna[9]
- Part of: Southern Celestial Hemisphere[10]
- Commons category: Scutum (constellation)[11]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1684[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Scutum (constellation)[13]
- Commons gallery: Scutum[14]
- Described by source: Star Lore of All Ages[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Scutum (constellation)[17], Šablona:Souhvězdí Štítu[18]
- Official name: Scutum[19]
- Short name: Sct[20]
- Area: 109 square degree[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
Body
Cultural Significance
Things named for Scutum include Scutum–Centaurus Arm[23], a spiral arm[24].
Why It Matters
Scutum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Scutum is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for Scutum include Scutum–Centaurus Arm[23], a spiral arm[24].