Volans

Summary

Volans is a constellation^[1]. Volans has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Volans is credited with the discovery of Petrus Plancius^[3].
• Volans's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].
• Volans's shares border with is recorded as Carina^[5].
• Volans's shares border with is recorded as Pictor^[6].
• Volans's shares border with is recorded as Dorado^[7].
• Volans's shares border with is recorded as Mensa^[8].
• Volans's shares border with is recorded as Chamaeleon^[9].
• flying fish is named after Volans^[10].
• Volans is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[11].
• Volans's Commons category is recorded as Volans (constellation)^[12].
• Volans's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1597^[13].
• Volans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Volans^[14].
• Volans's Commons gallery is recorded as Volans^[15].
• Volans's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Volans's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Volans's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[18].
• Volans's topic has template is recorded as Template:Volans^[19].
• Volans's topic has template is recorded as Q10729070^[20].
• Volans's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Volans'}^[21].
• Volans's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Vol'}^[22].
• Volans's different from is recorded as Exocoetidae^[23].
• Volans covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+141.4'}^[24].

Body

Geography

Volans is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Volans covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+141.4'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Volans's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].

History and Context

flying fish is named after Volans^[10].

Why It Matters

Volans has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Volans is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]