Apus

Apus is a faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in the late 16th century. Its name means "no feet" in Greek, and it represents a bird-of-paradise (which were once believed to lack feet). It is bordered by Triangulum Australe, Circinus, Musca, Chamaeleon, Octans, Pavo and Ara. Its genitive is "Apodis". ... The most prominent deep-sky objects in Apus include the globular clusters NGC 6101 and IC 4499 as well as the spiral galaxy IC 4633. ... Stars: (1) α Apodis is an orange giant 411 light years away, with a magnitude of 3.8. (2) β Apodis is an orange giant 158 light years away, with a magnitude of 4.2. (3) γ Apodis is an orange giant 160 light years away, with a magnitude of 3.9. (4) δ Apodis is a double star with a separation of 103 arcseconds. δ1 is a red giant star located 765 light years away, with a magnitude of 4.7. δ2 is an orange giant star located 663 light years away, with a magnitude of 5.3. The separate components can be resolved with binoculars, a telescope, or the naked eye. (5) θ Apodis is a variable red giant at a distance of 328 light years with a period of approximately 4 months, or 109 days. It has a maximum magnitude of 4.8 and a minimum magnitude of 6.1. ... When the Ming Dynasty Chinese astronomer Xu Guangqi adapted the European southern hemisphere constellations to the Chinese system in The Southern Asterisms, he combined Apus with some of the stars in Octans to form the "Exotic Bird". [Apus. Wikipedia]