Astronomy:Psalterium Georgii

Short description: Former constellation

Psalterium Georgii can be seen on the left of this card from Urania's Mirror (1825), next to Cetus.

Psalterium Georgii (also Harpa Georgii) (Latin for George's harp) was a constellation created by Maximilian Hell in 1789 to honor George III of Great Britain. Johann ‍Bode ‍depicted ‍the ‍constellation ‍on ‍his ‍‍Uranographia ‍atlas ‍of ‍1801 under the name ‍Harpa ‍Georgii. It was created from stars in northern Eridanus and was next to the constellation Taurus, and included 10 Tauri. It is no longer in use.

External links

• Ian Ridpath's Star Tales: Harpa Georgii
• Psalterium Georgii