Sculptor (constellation)
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| Sculptor | |
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| Abbreviation | Scl |
| Genitive | Sculptoris |
| Symbology | the Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 0 h |
| Declination | −30° |
| Area | 475 sq. deg. Ranked 36th |
| Number of stars | 18 |
| Number of bright stars
(magnitude < 3) | 0 |
| Number of nearby stars
(Distance < 100 ly) | 2 |
| Brightest star | α Scl (App. magnitude 4.31) |
| Nearest Star | θ Scl (Distance: 71.1 ly) |
| Meteor showers | |
| Bordering constellations | |
| Visible at latitudes between +50° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of November | |
Sculptor (IPA: /ˈskʊlptə/) is a minor southern constellation which was introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. He originally named it after a sculptor's studio, but the name was later shortened.
Sculptor contains the south galactic pole.
It also contains the Sculptor System (the Sculptor Dwarf), a dwarf galaxy which is a member of the Local Group; and the Sculptor Group[1], the group of galaxies closest to the Local Group.
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[edit] Mythology
As it was introduced during the 17th century, there is no mythology associated with it.
[edit] Notable and named stars
| BD | Star Names and other designations | Mag. | Ly away | Comments |
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| α | Alpha Sculptoris | 4.30 | 680 | |
| β | Beta Sculptoris | 4.38 | 178 | |
| γ | Gamma Sculptoris | 4.41 | 179 | |
| δ | Delta Sculptoris | 4.59 | 143 | |
| η | Eta Sculptoris | 4.86 | 548 | |
| ε | Epsilon Sculptoris | 5.29 | 89.5 | |
| ζ | Zeta Sculptoris | 5.04 | 510 | |
| ι | Iota Sculptoris | 5.18 | 311 | |
| θ | Theta Sculptoris | 5.24 | 71.1 | |
| π | Pi Sculptoris | 5.25 | 217 | |
| μ | Mu Sculptoris | 5.30 | 291 | |
| κ² | Kappa-2 Sculptoris | 5.41 | 581 | |
| κ¹ | Kappa-1 Sculptoris | 5.42 | 224 | |
| σ | Sigma Sculptoris | 5.50 | 227 | |
| ξ | Xi Sculptoris | 5.59 | 628 | |
| τ | Tau Sculptoris | 5.69 | 202 | |
| λ² | Lambda-2 Sculptoris | 5.90 | 372 | |
| λ¹ | Lambda-1 Sculptoris | 6.05 | 432 | |
| HD 4208 | 7.79 | 107 |
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Source: The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed., The Hipparcos Catalogue, ESA SP-1200
[edit] See also
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The 14 Constellations introduced by Lacaille in 1763 |
| Antlia | Caelum | Circinus | Fornax | Horologium | Mensa | Microscopium | Norma | Octans | Pictor | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sculptor | Telescopium |
| The 88 modern Constellations |
|---|
| Andromeda • Antlia • Apus • Aquarius • Aquila • Ara • Aries • Auriga • Boötes • Caelum • Camelopardalis • Cancer • Canes Venatici • Canis Major • Canis Minor • Capricornus • Carina • Cassiopeia • Centaurus • Cepheus • Cetus • Chamaeleon • Circinus • Columba • Coma Berenices • Corona Australis • Corona Borealis • Corvus • Crater • Crux • Cygnus • Delphinus • Dorado • Draco • Equuleus • Eridanus • Fornax • Gemini • Grus • Hercules • Horologium • Hydra • Hydrus • Indus • Lacerta • Leo • Leo Minor • Lepus • Libra • Lupus • Lynx • Lyra • Mensa • Microscopium • Monoceros • Musca • Norma • Octans • Ophiuchus • Orion • Pavo • Pegasus • Perseus • Phoenix • Pictor • Pisces • Piscis Austrinus • Puppis • Pyxis • Reticulum • Sagitta • Sagittarius • Scorpius • Sculptor • Scutum • Serpens • Sextans • Taurus • Telescopium • Triangulum • Triangulum Australe • Tucana • Ursa Major • Ursa Minor • Vela • Virgo • Volans • Vulpecula |
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