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<P>This entry is part of the <LINK H2G2="A743591">h2g2as constellations
project</LINK>.</P>

<TABLE>
<TR><TD>Latin:</TD><TD><!-- Please insert --></TD></TR>
<TR><TD>genitive:</TD><TD><!-- Please insert --></TD></TR>
<TR><TD>short form:</TD><TD><!-- Please insert --></TD></TR>
<TR><TD>area:</TD><TD><!-- Please insert -->&nbsp;square&nbsp;degrees</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>coordinates:</TD><TD><!-- Please insert rectascension --><SUP>h</SUP>,
<!-- Please insert declination--><ENTITY TYPE="#176"/></TD></TR>
<TR><TD>zodiac:</TD><TD>yes/no?, from-date<ENTITY TYPE="#8211"/>to-date</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>origin:</TD><TD><!-- Please insert --></TD></TR>
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<P><!-- Please insert some introducing words, in which season it can be seen
best, and (if it's not so easy) how to find it. --></P>


<P><!-- Some text about history and mythology, and possibly miscellaneous
stuff. You may find information at
http://www.coldwater.k12.mi.us/lms/planetarium/myth/index.html
or on the German language page
http://www.astronomie.de/bibliothek/artikel/sternbilder/sternbilder.htm
Of course, it'd be nice if you have also some books or other sources. --></P>


<P><!-- Now say something about the important stars. One paragraph per star,
with the first ocurrence of the star nameprinted in <B>bold face</P>. --></P>


<P><!-- Now say something about the important clusters/nebulae. One paragraph
per cluster/nebula, with the first ocurrence of the cluster/nebula name printed
in <B>bold face</P>. --></P>


<P><!-- Now say something about the meteor showers, if there is one, with
the first ocurrence of the shower name printed in <B>bold face</P>. You may
find material at
http://www.amsmeteors.org/mcleod/mcleod8.html
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~rhill/alpo/meteorstuff/metshwr.html
--></P>


<HEADER>Stars, Clusters, and Nebulae</HEADER>

<P><TABLE BORDER="1"><CAPTION>Stars</CAPTION>
<TR><TH>Star</TH><TH>Name</TH><TH>Brightness&nbsp;(<SUP>m</SUP>)</TH>
<TH>Distance&nbsp;(lightyears)</TH><TH>Remarks</TH></TR>
<TR><TD><ENTITY TYPE="alpha"/>&nbsp;<!-- Please insert --></TD>
<TD><!-- Please insert name--> (<!-- Please insert translation-->)</TD>
<TD><!-- Please insert magnitude--></TD>
<TD><!-- Please insert distance in lightyears--></TD>
<TD><!-- Please insert remarks: Eg whether a variable, or an interesting
double star, and maybe a short further remark --></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></P>

<!-- You may delete the following table if there are no interesting clusters
or nebulae in the constellation. -->

<P><TABLE BORDER="1">
<CAPTION>Clusters and Nebulae</CAPTION>
<TR><TH>Catalogue&nbsp;No</TH><TH>Name</TH><TH>Type</TH>
<TH>Brightness&nbsp;(<SUP>m</SUP>)</TH>
<TH>Distance&nbsp;(lightyears)</TH><TH>Notes</TH></TR>
<TR><TD>M105</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>galaxy</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>40&nbsp;million</TD>
<TD>E1</TD></TR>
</TABLE></P>

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