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.
Copyright © 2018–2023 by L.M. Stockman and David Harper