Caelum

Cae
Rang: #81
125 deg. carr.

Caelum is a faint constellation in the southern sky, introduced in the 1750s by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and counted among the 88 modern constellations. Its name means "chisel" in Latin, and it was formerly known as Caelum Sculptorium ("Engraver's Chisel"); it is a rare word, unrelated to the far more common Latin caelum, meaning "sky", "heaven", or "atmosphere". It is the eighth-smallest constellation, and subtends a solid angle of around 0.038 steradians, just less than that of Corona Australis. Due to its small size and location away from the plane of the Milky Way, Caelum is a rather barren constellation, with few objects of interest.

Carte des constellations UAI montrant les limites et les étoiles principales

Caelum

Génitif Caeli
Symbolisme The Caelum
Ascension droite 05h 00m 00s
Déclinaison -40° 00' 00"
Surface
Rang de surface 81
Étoile la plus brillante
Mieux visible à 21h00 Variable

Résumé des objets du ciel profond

22
Étoiles les plus brillantes
0
Amas ouverts
0
Amas globulaires
17
Galaxies
0
Nébuleuses

Étoiles les plus brillantes

Désignation Nom Magnitude apparente Ascension droite Déclinaison Type spectral

Galaxies

Désignation Nom Magnitude apparente Ascension droite Déclinaison Type