Taurus Poniatovii

Representation of the Taurus Poniatovii.

Taurus Poniatovii, the Poniatowski bull, is a rare, now disused constellation introduced by the director of the Royal Observatory of Vilnius (Lithuania) Martin Poczobut in 1777 in honor of the King of Poland Stanislaw II Poniatowski. The constellation consisted of stars that today are part of Ophiuchus and Aquila. 67 Ophiuchi, of apparent magnitude +3.97, was the main star of this constellation, while 70 Ophiuchi, a binary star of magnitude +4.02 to 16.6 light-years away from the solar system, was the second brightest.

The stars that were taken from Ophiuchus have a resemblance to the V that forms the group of stars of the Hyades that make up the face of Taurus. Before Taurus Poniatovii, some of these stars were part of the obsolete constellation of the Tigris River as well. However, neither of these two constellations is recognized by astronomers; and his stars, once again, returned to Ophiuchus and Aquila.

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