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CONSTELLATION OF PICTOR |
Name: Pictor
Abbreviation: Pic
Meaning: Easel
Right Ascension: 4.32h
Declination: -43º
Area (Degrees squared): 247
Stars with known planets: 2
Bordering Constellations: Caelum, Carina, Columba,
Dorado, Puppis, Volans
Visible at latitudes between +26º and -90º and best at mid-evening during January. In the northern hemisphere, the constellation of Pictor
is considered a winter constellation and is visible during January depending on the time of night.
Pictor was named as a constellation by Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 17th century.
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| Observations |
Pictor is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky, located between the brilliant star Canopus (-0.65 magnitude in the constellation of
Carina) and the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Deep Sky Objects:
Star number 3 is 62.9 light years distant and surrounded by an unusual dust disk rich in carbon. Kapteyn's Star, a nearby red dwarf at the distance
of 12.78 light years, is the closest halo star known.
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +3.20
2. +4.50
3. +3.85
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