Columba
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Columba is a small, faint southern constellation representing a dove, located near Canis Major in the night sky.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alpha Columbae | 0 |
| Uranometria | 0 |
| NGC 1851 | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation
ⓘ
southern constellation ⓘ star atlas ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Caelum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictor NERFINISHED ⓘ Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Phact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | about 2.6 ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 270 ⓘ |
| bestViewingMonth | February ⓘ |
| brightnessClass | faint ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
NGC 1792
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 1808 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1851 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Alpha Columbae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Columbae NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Columbae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately −27° to −43° ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Uranometria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Columbae ⓘ |
| hasBrightestStar | Alpha Columbae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeteorShower | February Columbaids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | best visible from southern latitudes ⓘ |
| iauAbbreviation | Col ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Petrus Plancius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| isModernConstellation | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Columba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | dove ⓘ |
| originOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| publishedBy | Johann Bayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrant | SQ1 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 54 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | a dove ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 5 hours to 6 hours ⓘ |
| spectralType | B7IV ⓘ |
| visibleBetweenLatitudes | +45° and −90° ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.