Pictor

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Pictor
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Abbreviation	Pic
Genitive	Pictoris
Symbology	the Easel
Right ascension	4h 32m - 6h 51m h
Declination	−43 - −64°
Area	List of constellations by area>Ranked 59th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	0
Brightest star	(Apparent magnitude>App. magnitude +3.27)
Meteor showers	?????? ??????
Bordering constellations	Caelum Carina Columba Dorado Puppis Volans
Visible at latitudes between +26° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of January
Pictor, being Latin for easel, is one of the minor southern (declination -50 to -60) constellations. Pictor is a small, faint constellation located between brilliant Canopus and the Small Magellanic Cloud. Pictor has attracted attention in recent years because of its second-brightest star β Pictoris, 58.7 light-years distant, which is surrounded by an unusual dust disk rich in carbon. Contents 1 History 2 Stars 3 External links 4 See also History Pictor was invented and named by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille — noted for his catalogue of nearly 10,000 southern stars, including 42 nebulous objects — in the 17th Century. The constellation has no known pre-18th century mythology surrounding it. Stars Stars with proper names: * Kapteyn's Star (HD 33793) 8.85 – nearby Stars with Bayer designations: : α Pic 3.28; β Pic 3.85 – has a protoplanetary disk, possible planets; nearby; γ Pic 4.50; δ Pic 4.72; ζ Pic 5.44; θ Pic 6.26; η1 Pic 5.37; η2 Pic 5.05; ι Pic – double 5.58, 6.42; κ Pic 6.10; λ Pic 5.30; μ Pic 5.69; ν Pic 5.60 Stars with Flamsteed designations: : 61 Pic 5.20 External links [Pictor @ Stargazing] [Pictor @ Wingmakers] See also The 14 Constellations introduced by Lacaille in 1763 Antlia | Caelum | Circinus | Fornax | Horologium | Mensa | Microscopium | Norma | Octans | Pictor | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sculptor | Telescopium Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special]   From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details. Search Titles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? E-mail this article to: Personal Message: