Editing Lupus (constellation) (section)

== Characteristics ==
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Lupus is bordered by six different constellations, although one of them ([[Hydra (constellation)|Hydra]]) merely touches at the corner. The other five are [[Scorpius]] (the scorpion), [[Norma (constellation)|Norma]] (the right angle), [[Circinus]] (the compass), [[Libra (constellation)|Libra]] (the balance scale), and [[Centaurus]] (the centaur). Covering 333.7&nbsp;square degrees and 0.809% of the night sky, it ranks 46th of the [[IAU designated constellations by area|88 modern constellations]].<ref name=tirionconst>{{cite web| url=http://www.ianridpath.com/constellations2.html | title=Constellations: Lacerta–Vulpecula | work= Star Tales |author=Ridpath, Ian|publisher=Self-published |access-date=1 September 2015| author-link=Ian Ridpath }}</ref> The three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the [[International Astronomical Union]] in 1922, is ''Lup''.<ref name="pa30_469">{{cite journal | last=Russell | first=Henry Norris |author-link=Henry Norris Russell | title=The New International Symbols for the Constellations | journal=[[Popular Astronomy (US magazine)|Popular Astronomy]] | volume=30 | page=469 | bibcode=1922PA.....30..469R | date=1922 }}</ref> The official constellation boundaries are defined by a twelve-sided polygon (''illustrated in infobox''). In the [[equatorial coordinate system]], the [[right ascension]] coordinates of these borders lie between{{RA|14|17|48.0635}} and{{RA|16|08|36.6735}}, while the [[declination]] coordinates are between −29.83° and −55.58°.<ref name="boundary">{{Cite journal | title=Lupus, Constellation Boundary | journal=The Constellations | publisher=[[International Astronomical Union]] | url=https://www.iau.org/public/themes/constellations/#lup | access-date=1 September 2015}}</ref> The whole constellation is visible to observers south of latitude 34°N.{{efn|1=While parts of the constellation technically rise above the horizon to observers between 60°N and 34°N, stars within a few degrees of the horizon are, to all intents and purposes, unobservable.<ref name=tirionconst/>}}