Sculptor (constellation)
Sculptor is a constellation in the southern sky.
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| List of stars in Sculptor | |
| Abbreviation: | Scl |
| Genitive: | Sculptoris |
| Symbology: | |
| Right ascension: | 0 h |
| Declination: | −30° |
| Area: | 475 sq. deg. (36th) |
| Main stars: | 4 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 18 |
| Stars known to have planets: | 6 |
| Bright stars: | 0 |
| Nearby stars: | 2 |
| Brightest star: | α Scl (4.30m) |
| Nearest star: | Gliese 1 ( ly) |
| Messier objects: | 0 |
| Meteor showers: | |
| Bordering constellations: | Cetus Aquarius Piscis Austrinus Grus Phoenix Fornax |
| Visible at latitudes between +50° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of November | |
Deep-sky objects
Sculptor (constellation) Media
Artistic rendition of the sculptor's studio, along with parts of the neighbouring constellations of Cetus and Machina Electrica, in Urania's Mirror (1825)
The constellation of Sculptor can be seen with the naked eye.
In the constellation Sculptor lies this large extended spiral galaxy called NGC 289. Despite being around 75 million light-years away, the light of NGC 289 is stunningly captured here by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam).
Curious spiral around red giant star R Sculptoris
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