Sculptor Constellation | Constellations In The Southern Hemisphere
SCULPTOR CONSTELLATION – In this topic, we are going to know and learn about the southern constellation Sculptor, the Sculptor.
It is the constellation in the southern sky. It can be found at the south of the Aquarius and Cetus constellation.
Sculptor was introduced by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century, who initially named it Apparatus Sculptoris, which means “the sculptor’s studio”.
The constellation was depicted as a carved head lying on a tripod table, next to the mallet and two chisels.
It houses the south galactic pole and some interesting deep sky objects, including the Cartwheel Galaxy, the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253), and the Sculptor Dwarf.
It is the 36th largest constellation in the night sky and occupies an area of about 475 square degrees. It lies in SQ1, the first quadrant of the southern hemisphere.
Sculptor belongs to the Lacaille family, along with Antlia, Caelum, Circinus, Fornax, Horologium, Mensa, Microscopium, Norma, Octans, Pictor, Reticulum and Telescopium.
Stars
Among the stars include:
- Alpha Sculptoris
- Beta Sculptoris
- Delta Sculptoris
- Epsilon Sculptoris
- Eta Sculptoris
- Gamma Sculptoris
- HD 4113
- HD 4208
- HD 9578
- Iota Sculptoris
- Kappa Sculptoris
- Lambda Sculptoris
- R Sculptoris
- WASP-8
- Zeta Sculptoris
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