Caelum
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Caelum is a small, faint southern constellation introduced in the 18th century, representing a sculptor’s chisel.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomicalObject
ⓘ
constellation ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 125 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Milky Way region of the sky ⓘ |
| belongsToIAUConstellationFamily | La Caille family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestVisibleMonth | January ⓘ |
| borderingConstellation |
Columba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Eridanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Horologium NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Alpha Caeli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | 4.45 ⓘ |
| containsMessierObject | false ⓘ |
| containsNotableDeepSkyObject |
IC 2106
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 1571 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1679 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately −27° to −49° ⓘ |
| hasBrightStarBrighterThanMagnitude2 | false ⓘ |
| hasGenitiveForm | Caeli ⓘ |
| hasIAUAbbreviation | Cae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNoMythologicalAssociation | true ⓘ |
| hasThreeLetterIAUCode | Cae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1750s ⓘ |
| isCircumpolar | false ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isPartOfModernIAUConstellations | true ⓘ |
| isSmall | true ⓘ |
| isVisibleFromNorthernHemisphere | partially ⓘ |
| isVisibleFromSouthernHemisphere | well visible ⓘ |
| isZodiacConstellation | false ⓘ |
| latinEtymology | Latin for chisel or engraving tool ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | chisel ⓘ |
| name | Caelum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDesignationByLacaille | Caelum Scalptorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMeaning | engraver’s chisel ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 81 ⓘ |
| represents | sculptor’s chisel ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 4 hours to 5 hours ⓘ |
| secondBrightestStar | Gamma Caeli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleAtLatitudesBetween | +40° and −90° ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dorado