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	List of constellations by area>Ranked 36th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	0
Brightest star	α Scl (Apparent magnitude>App. magnitude 4.31)
Meteor showers
Bordering constellations	Cetus Aquarius Piscis Austrinus Grus Phoenix Fornax
Visible at latitudes between +50° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of November
Sculptor 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[link], the group of galaxies closest to the Local Group. Contents 1 Mythology 2 Notable and named stars 3 See also 4 External links Mythology As it was introduced during the 17th century, there is no mythology associated with it. Notable and named stars BD Star Names and other designations Mag. Ly away Comments α Alpha Sculptoris 4.30 680 SX Arietis type variable star 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 α² CVn type variable star 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 has a planet Source: The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed., The Hipparcos Catalogue, ESA SP-1200 See also The 14 Constellations introduced by Lacaille in 1763 Antlia | Caelum | Circinus | Fornax | Horologium | Mensa | Microscopium | Norma | Octans | Pictor | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sculptor | Telescopium External links 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: