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Mons Maenalus

Mount Maenalus

Abbreviation:Mae
Genitive:Montis Maenali
Origin:Johannes Hevelius, 1690

German/Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius (1611–1687) introduced a number of constellations during the seventeenth century, some of which are still recognised. Mons Maenalus is not one of these. It is the mountain upon which the herdsman Boötes stands.

The extinct constellation of Mons Maenalus