Columba (Parts visible from the UK)

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Abbreviation:  Col
English Name:  The Dove
Genitive: Phact
Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Parts visible from the UK.)
Location: Between the constellations of Puppis and Caelum.
Visible between latitudes:  +45 and -90 degrees
Best season: Winter
Seen in three seasons: Autumn, Winter and Summer
Best seen in:  December
Seen between: Early December and end of Jaunary
Right Ascension (RA): 06 hour
Declination (DEC): -35 degrees
Area (square degrees):  270 (54th)

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Columba (The Dove)

  • Small and faint constellations with little of interest objects.

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Messier Objects in Columba

No Messier objects in Columba
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Features of Interest

  • NGC1851 – Globular Cluster, also known as Caldwell 73 (C73), offers small telescope owners nice views.

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Named Stars

  • Phaet (Alpha Col)
  • Wezn (Beta Col)
  • more list of stars in Columba.

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IAU Sky Chart: Columba


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AndromedaAquariusAquilaAriesAuriga
BoötesCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis Major
CapricornusCassiopeiaCephusComa BerenicesCorona Borealis
CygnusDelphinusDracoEquuleusGemini
HerculesLacertaLeoLeo MinorLynx
LyraMonocerosOphiuchusOrionPegasus
PerseusPiscesSagittaSerpensSextans
TaurusTriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVirgo
Vulpecula
(41 of them above the lists are seen from the United Kingdom.)

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