Norma

Nor
Rank: #74
165 sq. deg.

Norma is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere between Ara and Lupus, one of twelve drawn up in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scientific instruments. Its name is Latin for normal, referring to a right angle, and is variously considered to represent a rule, a carpenter's square, a set square or a level. It remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Four of Norma's brighter stars—Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Eta—make up a square in the field of faint stars.

IAU constellation map showing the boundaries and main stars

Norma

Genitive Normae
Symbolism The Norma
Right ascension 16h 00m 00s
Declination -50° 00' 00"
Area
Area rank 74
Brightest star
Best visible at 21:00 Variable

Deep-Sky Objects Summary

31
Brightest Stars
11
Open Clusters
1
Globular Clusters
0
Galaxies
0
Nebulae

Brightest Stars

Designation Name Apparent magnitude Right ascension Declination Spectral type

Globular Clusters

Designation Name Apparent magnitude Right ascension Declination Angular size