Frederici Honores, Frederick's Glory:
A modern constellation created by German astronomer Johann Ehlert
Bode between 1787 and 1790. He created the constellation in order
to honor Frederick the Great of Prussia, who had died in 1786. The
constellation is primarily composed of a royal staff and crown,
surround by a wreath of laurel. The constellation can be found between
Lacerta, Cassiopeia, and Andromeda. The constellation was originally
called Friedrich's Ehre, and has also been known as Gloria Frederica
or Gloria Frederici. The constellation is no longer recognized and
its stars have been returned to the constellations of Andromeda
and Cassiopeia.
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