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Caelum - Definition and Overview |
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Caelum (Latin for chisel, and similar to Latin for of the Sky) is a minor southern constellation introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.
Table of leading stars
| name
| HD number
| right ascension
| declination
| apparent
magnitude
| spectral
type
| distance
(parsecs)
| absolute
magnitude
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| α Cae
| HD 29875
| 4h 40m 33.6s
| −41° 51′ 50′′
| 4.45
| F2 V
| 20
| 3.0
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| γ Cae
| HD 32831
| 5h 04m 24.3s
| −35° 29′ 00′′
| 4.55
| K2 III
| 57
| 0.2
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| β Cae
| HD 29992
| 4h 42m 03.4s
| −37° 08′ 40′′
| 5.05
| F8 V
| 28
| 4.0
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| δ Cae
| HD 28873
| 4h 30m 50.1s
| −44° 57′ 13′′
| 5.07
| B3 V
| 217
| −1.7
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History
Since this is a southern constellation, invented in the 17th century, there is no pre 17th-century mythology associated with it.
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