Scutum (constellation)

Small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere

Scutum (constellation)

Scutum is a small constellation. Its name is Latin for shield, and it was originally named Scutum Sobiescianum by Johannes Hevelius in 1684. Located just south of the celestial equator, its four brightest stars form a narrow diamond shape.

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