Cerberus
Asterism Visual Appearance
Cerberus Ramus
Located between: Hercules, Lacerta, Lyra
Represented in atlases by three serpents wrapped around a log, or by one serpent with three heads.
Asterism Origin and History
Named by Hevelius.
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Bode (1801), Plate 1: Aries Planisphere Uranographia Tab I. Stellatum Hemisphaeri um Arietis. Bode included two planisphere plates. They are not southern and northern hemispheres; each one has Polaris at the top and the south pole at the bottom. Each… |
1801 |
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Bode (1801), plate 1: Ramus Pomifer | 1801 |
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Bode (1801), plate 8 | 1801 |
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Bode (1801), plate 8: Hercules Bode combines the historical asterisms "Cerberus" and "Ramus Ponifer the Apple Branch" into one asterism, "Cerberus Ramus." |
1801 |