Caelum
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.
IAU constellation map showing the boundaries and main stars
Caelum
| Genitive | Caeli |
| Symbolism | The Caelum |
| Right ascension | 05h 00m 00s |
| விலக்கம் | -40° 00' 00" |
| Area | |
| Area rank | 81 |
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| Best visible at 21:00 | Variable |
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Brightest Stars
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Galaxies
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