Volans - Flying FishLearn about the constellation Volans - Flying Fish. It's location, facts, mythology, meteor showers and any deep space objects.
The constellation was one of twelve constellations first described by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman.
Location: Southern Constellation 8h RA -70° Dec
The current name of the constellation is a shortening of the original name Piscis Volans, "flying fish".
Volans Mythology
Since Volans was first described in the 17th century, there is no earlier mythology associated with it.
Volans Deep Space Objects
| Northern Circumpolar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camelopardalis | Cassiopeia | Cepheus | Draco | Lacerta | Ursa Major |
| Ursa Minor |
| Northern Spring | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antlia | Boötes | Cancer | Coma Berenices | Crater | Hydra |
| Leo | Leo Minor | Virgo |
| Northern Summer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquila | Corona Borealis | Cygnus | Delphinus | Equuleus | Hercules |
| Libra | Lyra | Ophiuchus | Sagitta | Scutum | Serpens |
| Vulpecula |
| Northern Autumn | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andromeda | Aquarius | Aries | Capricornus | Pegasus | Pisces |
| Triangulum |
| Northern Winter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auriga | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Cetus | Eridanus |
| Gemini | Lepus | Lynx | Monoceros | Orion | Perseus |
| Taurus |
