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| Abbreviation: Cae |
| English Name: The Chisel |
| Genitive: Caeli |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Columba and Eridanus. |
| Visible between latitudes: +40 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Winter |
| Seen in three seasons: Autumn, Winter and Spring |
| Best seen in: January |
| Seen between: November and January |
| Right Ascension (RA): 05 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -40 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 125 (81st) |
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Caelum (The Chisel)
- A small and faint constellation of the southern sky, adjoining Columbia (The Dove).
o - It represents an engraving tool called Chisel.
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Messier Objects in Caelum
| No Messier objects in Caelum |
| s. |
More objects in Caelum
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 0x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 16x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 7x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Features of Interest
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- Caeli – a double star, although a moderate-sized telescope is needed to show it as such. It is of magnitude +4.6, with a close companion of magnitude +8.
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Named Stars
- Caeli
- more list of stars in Caelum
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IAU Sky Chart: Caelum
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
– never seen from the UK
| Apus | Ara | Caelum | Carina | Centaurus | Chameleon |
| Corona Australis | Crux | Dorado | Grus | Horologium | Hydrus |
| Indus | Mensa | Octans | Pavo | Phoenix | Pictor |
| Reticulum | Telescopium | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Vela | Volans |
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