Apus
Position in the Sky
Apus was named by Johann Bayer.
Apus lies just south of Triangulum
Australe very near the South Celestial Pole. Named from the Greek
word that means "footless" and also from the word "Apus Indica", a
bird that was offered as a gift to the Europeans after it's unsightlly
legs were removed.
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