CONSTELLATION OF CIRCINUS |
Name: Circinus
Abbreviation: Cir
Meaning: Compass
Right Ascension: 15h
Declination: -60º
Area (Degrees squared): 93
Stars with known planets: 0
Bordering Constellations: Centaurus, Musca, Apus,
Triangulum Australe, Norma, Lupus
Visible at latitudes between +10º and -90º in the southern hemisphere and best at mid-evening during June.
A small constellation, first defined in the 18th century.
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Circinus is only visible south of 30 degrees north.
Deep Sky Objects:
NGC 5715 - Open Cluster, magnitude 10.00
NGC 5823 - Open Cluster, magnitude 7.90
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +4.05
2. +3.15
3. +4.90
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