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The obsolete constellation Psalterium Georgii, George’s Harp, is a southern constellation bordering Taurus, Eridanus and Cetus.

Psalterium Georgii was created by Maximilian Hell in 1781, and its stars now belong to Eridanus and Taurus. It spans 13 degrees of the zodiac in the Sign of Taurus.

Abbreviation: PsG
Genitive: Psalterii Georgii ^[1]

Psalterium Georgii Constellation Stars

2000	2050	Star	Name	Sp. Class	Mag.	Orb
18♉06	18♉48	93 G. Eri		G5	6.01	1°00′
18♉51	19♉33	17 Eri		B9	4.74	1°00′
20♉16	20♉58	109 G. Eri		G5	5.86	1°00′
21♉27	22♉09	22 Eri		B9	5.53	1°00′
21♉57	22♉39	10 Tau		F9	4.29	1°20′
23♉32	24♉14	24 Eri		B7	5.24	1°00′
23♉51	24♉33	25 Eri		K4	5.56	1°00′
25♉38	26♉20	32 Eri		G8	4.46	1°10′
27♉52	28♉35	35 Eri		B5	5.28	1°00′
28♉27	29♉09	164 G. Eri		F5	5.38	1°00′

Psalterium Georgii Astrology

Robson

PSALTERIUM GEORGIANUM. George’s Harp.

History. Formed by Abbé Hell in 1781 in honor of George II of England, but now obsolete. It lies between the forefeet of Taurus and Eridanus. In the horoscope of George II the Sun and Venus were conjoined in Scorpio in opposition to this constellation.

Influence. It is said to give a harmonious and artistic nature together with joviality and kindness. ^[2]

Allen

Psalterium Georgii or Georgianum, sometimes Harpa Georgii, was formed in 1781 by the Abbé Maximilian Hell, and named in honor of King George II of England. On the Stieler Planisphere it is Georg’s Harfe, from Bode’s Georgs Harffe.

It lies between the fore feet of Taurus and the River Eridanus, its stars all very inconspicuous, unless it be the 4½‑magnitude ο² Eridani, which was borrowed for its formation. But the loan has been returned, for Psalterium is not now recognized by astronomers. ^[3]

References

1. SkyEye: Psalterium Georgii
2. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.58.
3. Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning, Richard H. Allen, 1889, p.347-348.