Circinus
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Circinus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, located near the Southern Cross and representing a drafting compass.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical constellation
ⓘ
constellation ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 93 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | southern sky ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Apus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupus NERFINISHED ⓘ Musca NERFINISHED ⓘ Norma NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Australe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Alpha Circini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | 2.91 ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| contains |
Alpha Circini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Circini NERFINISHED ⓘ Circinus Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Circini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
Circinus Galaxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 5315 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5715 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5823 NERFINISHED ⓘ RCW 86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | −56° to −70° ⓘ |
| family | Hercules family of constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Circini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Cir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIAUDesignation | Circinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introductionEpoch | 18th century ⓘ |
| isDifficultToSeeFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isObservableFrom | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | 88 modern constellations ⓘ |
| isSmall | true ⓘ |
| liesOn | Milky Way band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Centaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupus NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Australe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | compass ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 85 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | drafting compass ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | 14h to 16h ⓘ |
| visibleBestInMonth | June ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.