Frederici Honores

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Frederici Honores or Honores Friderici or Gloria Frederici (Latin for Glory of Frederick) was a constellation created by Johann Bode in 1787 to honor Frederick the Great, the king of Prussia who had died in the previous year. It was located in a region between the constellations Cepheus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia and Cygnus. It is no longer in use.

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• http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/horvatin/Astronomy_Facts/obsolete_pages/frederici_honores.htm
• http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/honoresfriderici.htm

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