Western asterism
Butterfly
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Hercules
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
May, June, July
Difficulty
medium
Pattern
6 stars, 7 lines
About
Butterfly is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Hercules, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Butterfly is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 6 stars with 7 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Kornephoros (apparent magnitude 2.78).
- Spans part of: Hercules.
Important Stars
SarinKornephoros