Sculptor (constellation)
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Sculptor | |
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| Abbreviation | Scl |
| Genitive | ?????? |
| Symbology | the Sculptor |
| Right ascension | ?????? h |
| Declination | −??????° |
| Area | 475 sq. deg. Ranked 36th |
| Number of stars (magnitude < 3) | ?????? |
| Brightest star | &??????; ?????? (App. magnitude ??????) |
| Meteor showers | |
| Bordering constellations | |
| Visible at latitudes between +??????° and −??????° Best visible 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.
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Mythology
As it was introduced during the 17th century, there is no mythology associated with it.
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Stars
- Stars with Bayer designations:
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Constellations introduced by the monk Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763 |
| Antlia | Caelum | Circinus | Horologium | Mensa | Microscopium | Norma | Octans | Pictor | Reticulum | Sculptor |
| 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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External links
--fr:Sculpteur (constellation) ko:조각가자리 it:Sculptor (astronomia) nl:Sculptor ja:ちょうこくしつ座 pl:Rzeźbiarz (gwiazdozbiór)
