Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the polar region of the southern sky near Apus and Norma.
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- proper noun astronomy A
winter constellation of thesouthern sky, which has three brightstars that form atriangle . It lies north of the constellationApus , betweenAra andCircinus .
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- noun a small bright constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Circinus and Apus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin : Latin triangulum, triangle + Latin austrālis, southern.]
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Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin triangulum, a "triangle" + australe, "southern".
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The gas tails are located in the southern hemisphere near a constellation called Triangulum Australe, in a giant cluster of galaxies called Abell 3627.
Twin Tails Tell a Crazy Tale of Star Formation | Universe Today 2010
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