Pictor

Pictor is a constellation in the southern sky.

Pictor

Pictor Click for larger image
List of stars in Pictor
Abbreviation:	Pic
Genitive:	Pictoris
Symbology:
Right ascension:	4.53 h ~ 6.85 h
Declination:	−43° ~ −64°
Area:	247 sq. deg. (59th)
Main stars:	3
Bayer/Flamsteed stars:	15
Stars known to have planets:	6
Bright stars:	none
Nearby stars:	1
Brightest star:	α Pic (3.30m)
Nearest star:	Kapteyn's Star ( ly)
Messier objects:	none
Meteor showers:	none
Bordering constellations:	Caelum Carina Columba Dorado Puppis Volans
Visible at latitudes between +26° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of January

Pictor Media

• Lacaillepictor.JPG

  Early depiction c.1756, when known as le Chevalet et la Palette; Canopus of Carina (the keel, or the hull, of the ship) seen at upper right

• Constellation Pictor.jpg

  A photograph showing constellation Pictor as it can be seen by the naked eye (lines have been added that join up its three main stars). The bright star seen near Pictor is Canopus.

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  Composite image in X-rays by Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue) and radiowaves by Australia Telescope Compact Array (red) showing two lobes and a jet of plasma emanating from Pictor A