Volans
constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Volans is a constellation[1]. Volans draws 668 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #62 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Petrus Plancius[3]
- Shares border with: Carina[4], Pictor[5], Dorado[6], Mensa[7], Chamaeleon[8]
- Named after: flying fish[9]
- Part of: Southern Celestial Hemisphere[10]
- Commons category: Volans (constellation)[11]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1597[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Volans[13]
- Commons gallery: Volans[14]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17]
- Topic has template: Template:Volans[18], Šablona:Souhvězdí Létající ryby[19]
- Official name: Volans[20]
- Short name: Vol[21]
- Different from: Exocoetidae[22]
- Area: 141.4 square degree[23]
Why It Matters
Volans has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Volans is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]