Constellation Volans the Flying Fish is a southern constellation bordering Chamaeleon, Carina, Dorado, Mensa and the obsolete constellations Argo Navis and Robur Carolinum.

Volans was introduced by Johann Bayer in 1603, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It spans 70 degrees of the zodiac in the Signs of Libra and Scorpio.

Abbreviation: Vol
Genitive: Volantis

Volans Constellation Stars

2000	2050	Star	Name	Sp. Class	Mag.	Orb
15♎11	15♎51	β Vol		K2	3.77	1°30′
19♎25	20♎04	δ Vol		F6	3.97	1°30′
20♎36	21♎17	α Vol		A5	4.00	1°20′
24♎10	24♎50	ε Vol		B6	4.35	1°10′
09♏50	10♏30	γ2 Vol		G8	3.62	1°40′
15♏44	16♏24	ζ Vol		K0	3.93	1°30′

Volans Astrology

Robson

History. Added by Bayer, 1604. It is known as Volans.

Influence. It is said to give a quick mind, activity, emotion, imagination, and poetical or artistic ability. ^[2]

Allen

Piscis Volans, the Flying Fish, now known by astronomers as Volans. The Rudolphine Tables have it Passer, the Sparrow, and, as such, it is translated Fe Yu by the Chinese. This is another of the new southern constellations formally introduced by Bayer, comprising forty-six stars south of Canopus and Miaplacidus, — α and β Argūs.

The lucida is β, a colored 3.9‑magnitude.

References

1. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.58.
2. Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning, Richard H. Allen, 1889, p.347.