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| Abbreviation: Lac |
| English Name: The Lizard |
| Genitive: Lacertae |
| Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere |
| Location: Between the constellations of Cassiopeia and Cygnus. |
| Visible between latitudes: +90 and -35 degrees |
| Best season: Autumn |
| Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn and Winter |
| Best seen in: October (map) |
| Seen between: May and February |
| Right Ascension (RA): 22 hour |
| Declination (DEC): +40 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 201 square degrees (68th) |
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Lacerta (The Lizard)
- A small faint constellation, sometimes referred to as “Little Cassiopeia”.
o - Lacerta is typical of Milky Way constellations: no bright galaxies, either no globular clusters, but instead open clusters, for example NGC 7243, the faint planetary nebula IC 5217 and quite a few double stars.
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Messier Objects in Lacerta
| No Messier objects in Lacerta. |
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More objects in Lacerta
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 1x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 1x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 5x objects |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 26x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 12x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 1x object |
Features of Interest
- Sharpless 126 (Sh2-126) is a large emission nebula in Lacerta, which appears in this image as a red nebula.
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Named Stars
- Alpha Lacertae – blue-white hued; magnitude of +3.8.
- Beta Lacertae – far dimmer; yellow giant of magnitude +4.4.
- more list of stars in Lacerta.
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Planetarium / Constellation Map
| Live constellation visible from the UK :- Planetarium (Lacerta) | Best Seen in: October (map) | Seen between: May and February |
IAU Sky Chart: Lacerta
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Constellations – Visible from the UK
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Parts visible from the UK
| Antlia | Columba | Eridanus | Fornax | Microscopium | ||
| Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Sagittarius | Scorpius | ||
| Sculptor |
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK
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