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Volans

Genitive: Volantis

Southern Winter 141 sq° Vol

Brightest star: Beta Volantis (mag 3.77)

RA 07h 44m 0.0s · Dec -68d 00' 0"

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Volans - Mythology

Mythology

A Keyser and de Houtman constellation representing a flying fish. Created from observations during Dutch voyages.

Observing Highlights

A faint southern constellation. Contains the interacting galaxy pair NGC 3256 and some double stars.

When is Volans up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude -28°Jan 01:00 — altitude -28°Jan 02:00 — altitude -30°Jan 03:00 — altitude -32°Jan 04:00 — altitude -36°Jan 05:00 — altitude -40°Jan 06:00 — altitude -45° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude -50° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude -46° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude -41°Jan 20:00 — altitude -36°Jan 21:00 — altitude -33°Jan 22:00 — altitude -30°Jan 23:00 — altitude -29°FebFeb 00:00 — altitude -30°Feb 01:00 — altitude -32°Feb 02:00 — altitude -36°Feb 03:00 — altitude -40°Feb 04:00 — altitude -45°Feb 05:00 — altitude -50°Feb 06:00 — altitude -56° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude -36° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude -33° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude -30°Feb 21:00 — altitude -29°Feb 22:00 — altitude -28°Feb 23:00 — altitude -29°MarMar 00:00 — altitude -35°Mar 01:00 — altitude -39°Mar 02:00 — altitude -44°Mar 03:00 — altitude -49°Mar 04:00 — altitude -55°Mar 05:00 — altitude -61° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude -29° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude -28°Mar 21:00 — altitude -28°Mar 22:00 — altitude -30°Mar 23:00 — altitude -32°AprApr 00:00 — altitude -44°Apr 01:00 — altitude -50°Apr 02:00 — altitude -55°Apr 03:00 — altitude -61°Apr 04:00 — altitude -66° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude -30° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude -32°Apr 22:00 — altitude -36°Apr 23:00 — altitude -40°MayMay 00:00 — altitude -55°May 01:00 — altitude -61°May 02:00 — altitude -66° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude -70° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude -40° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude -44° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude -50°JunJun 00:00 — altitude -66° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude -70° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude -72° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude -71° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude -50° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude -55° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude -61° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude -72°Jul 01:00 — altitude -71° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude -68° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude -63° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude -61° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude -66° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude -70° (twilight)AugAug 00:00 — altitude -68°Aug 01:00 — altitude -63°Aug 02:00 — altitude -57°Aug 03:00 — altitude -51° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude -46° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude -66° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude -70° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude -72°Aug 23:00 — altitude -71°SepSep 00:00 — altitude -57°Sep 01:00 — altitude -51°Sep 02:00 — altitude -46°Sep 03:00 — altitude -41°Sep 04:00 — altitude -37° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude -33° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude -70° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude -72° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude -71°Sep 22:00 — altitude -67°Sep 23:00 — altitude -62°OctOct 00:00 — altitude -46°Oct 01:00 — altitude -41°Oct 02:00 — altitude -37°Oct 03:00 — altitude -33°Oct 04:00 — altitude -30°Oct 05:00 — altitude -29° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude -72° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude -71°Oct 20:00 — altitude -67°Oct 21:00 — altitude -62°Oct 22:00 — altitude -57°Oct 23:00 — altitude -51°NovNov 00:00 — altitude -37°Nov 01:00 — altitude -33°Nov 02:00 — altitude -30°Nov 03:00 — altitude -29°Nov 04:00 — altitude -28°Nov 05:00 — altitude -28°Nov 06:00 — altitude -30° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude -71° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude -67° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude -62°Nov 20:00 — altitude -57°Nov 21:00 — altitude -51°Nov 22:00 — altitude -46°Nov 23:00 — altitude -41°DecDec 00:00 — altitude -30°Dec 01:00 — altitude -29°Dec 02:00 — altitude -28°Dec 03:00 — altitude -28°Dec 04:00 — altitude -30°Dec 05:00 — altitude -32°Dec 06:00 — altitude -36° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude -40° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude -62° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude -57°Dec 19:00 — altitude -51°Dec 20:00 — altitude -46°Dec 21:00 — altitude -41°Dec 22:00 — altitude -37°Dec 23:00 — altitude -33°
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
Below horizon (-50°)

Upcoming (local)

Never rises from this latitude

Across the year

Best month February
Peak altitude -28°
Circumpolar here no
Dark-sky hours / year —

Neighboring Constellations

Carina Pictor Chamaeleon Dorado

Showpieces in Volans

2
Gamma Vol

HIP 34473; Gamma1 Vol

5.69 mag 13.6″ B: 5.4 F2V Easy
Gamma Vol

HIP 34481; Gamma2 Vol

3.78 mag 14.5″ B: 5.4 G9III Easy

Main Stars in Volans

20
Beta Vol

HIP 41312; Beta Vol

3.77 mag K2III Easy
Gamma Vol

HIP 34481; Gamma2 Vol

3.78 mag 14.5″ B: 5.4 G9III Easy
Zeta Vol

HIP 37504; Zeta Vol

3.95 mag 16.0″ B: 9.3 G9IIIb Medium
Delta Vol

HIP 35228; Delta Vol

3.98 mag F6II Easy
Alpha Vol

HIP 44382; Alpha Vol

4.00 mag A2-3IVm Easy
Epsilon Vol

HIP 39794; Epsilon Vol

4.35 mag 5.7″ B: 7.3 B6IV Medium
HIP 40680
5.07 mag K1III Easy
HIP 33682
5.17 mag K3III Easy
Theta Vol

HIP 42425; Theta Vol

5.20 mag 40.5″ B: 10.6 A0V Hard
Eta Vol

HIP 41003; Eta Vol

5.29 mag 48.1″ B: 11.6 A0-1IV-V Very Hard
HIP 43414
5.35 mag 36.7″ B: 12.0 F5IV Very Hard
Kappa Vol

HIP 40817; Kappa1 Vol

5.37 mag 64.0″ B: 5.6 B9III-IV Easy
Iota Vol

HIP 32912; Iota Vol

5.40 mag B7IV Easy
HIP 41451
5.53 mag A0V Easy
Kappa Vol

HIP 40834; Kappa2 Vol

5.65 mag 37.2″ B: 7.7 A0IVMn Easy
Gamma Vol

HIP 34473; Gamma1 Vol

5.69 mag 13.6″ B: 5.4 F2V Easy
HIP 38210
5.79 mag B9V Easy
HIP 44283
5.88 mag M1III Easy
HIP 41321
5.97 mag G8-K0III Easy
HIP 42895
6.05 mag A4V Easy

Double Stars in Volans

12
Gamma Vol

HIP 34473; Gamma1 Vol

5.69 mag 13.6″ B: 5.4 F2V Easy
Gamma Vol

HIP 34481; Gamma2 Vol

3.78 mag 14.5″ B: 5.4 G9III Easy
Epsilon Vol

HIP 39794; Epsilon Vol

4.35 mag 5.7″ B: 7.3 B6IV Medium
Kappa Vol

HIP 40817; Kappa1 Vol

5.37 mag 64.0″ B: 5.6 B9III-IV Easy
Zeta Vol

HIP 37504; Zeta Vol

3.95 mag 16.0″ B: 9.3 G9IIIb Medium
Kappa Vol

HIP 40834; Kappa2 Vol

5.65 mag 37.2″ B: 7.7 A0IVMn Easy
HIP 31977
6.51 mag 17.3″ B: 10.0 K1IIICNII Medium
Eta Vol

HIP 41003; Eta Vol

5.29 mag 48.1″ B: 11.6 A0-1IV-V Very Hard
Theta Vol

HIP 42425; Theta Vol

5.20 mag 40.5″ B: 10.6 A0V Hard
HIP 43414
5.35 mag 36.7″ B: 12.0 F5IV Very Hard
HIP 36914
7.26 mag 1.9″ B: 7.1 B9IV Hard
HIP 42895
6.05 mag A4V Easy

Deep Sky Objects in Volans

1
Galaxy (1)
NGC 2397 survey image
NGC 2397
13.0 mag 2.2 SBb Very Hard