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| Abbreviation: Cir |
| English Name: The Drawing Compass |
| Genitive: Circini |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Triangulum Australe and Centaurus. |
| Visible between latitudes: +20 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Summer |
| Seen in three seasons: Spring, Summer and Autumn |
| Best seen in: June |
| Seen between: March and August |
| Right Ascension (RA): 15 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -60 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 93 (85th) |
Circinus (The Drawing Compass)
- Small and faint constellations in the Southern Sky.
o - Circinus is easy to find; it lies next to Alpha Centauri, the brightest star in the constellation of Centaurus.
o - Although it’s in the Milky Way.
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Messier Objects in Circinus
| No Messier objects in Circinus. |
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Features of Interest
- NGC 5823 – Open Cluster, also known as Caldwell 88 (C88), its border with the constellation of Lupus.
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Named Stars
- Alpha Circini (double star)
- Beta Circini
- Gamma Cirini (binary star – very close pair; yellowand blue stars.)
- more list of stars in Circinus.
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IAU Sky Chart: Circinus
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| Andromeda | Aquarius | Aquila | Aries | Auriga | ||
| Boötes | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | ||
| Capricornus | Cassiopeia | Cephus | Coma Berenices | Corona Borealis | ||
| Cygnus | Delphinus | Draco | Equuleus | Gemini | ||
| Hercules | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lynx | ||
| Lyra | Monoceros | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pegasus | ||
| Perseus | Pisces | Sagitta | Serpens | Sextans | ||
| Taurus | Triangulum | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Virgo | ||
| Vulpecula |
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