Equuleus
constellation lies in the northern sky. Its name means “little
horse” or “foal” in Latin.
In
Greek mythology Equuleus is
associated with the
foal Celeris (meaning "swiftness" or "speed"),
who was the offspring or brother of the winged horse Pegasus.
It
was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer
Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is the
second smallest of the modern constellations (after Crux), spanning
only 72 square degrees. It is also very faint, having no bright
stars.
Alpha
called Kitalpha which means ‘A Piece of the Horse’ has
a magnitude of 3.9
Kitalpha lies at a distance of 190 light years it is a G7 class giant
star.
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