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| Abbreviation: Scl |
| English Name: The Sculptor |
| Genitive: Sculptoris |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere |
| Location: Between the constellations of Cetus and Phoenix. |
| Visible between latitudes: +50 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Late Autumn / Early Winter |
| Seen in three seasons: Autumn, Winter and Spring |
| Best seen in: November (map) |
| Seen between: September and January |
| Right Ascension (RA): 00 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -30 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 475 (36th) |
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Sculptor (The Sculptor)
- This is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky.
o - No stars brighter than magnitude +3.0 are located in this constellation.
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Messier Objects in Sculptor
| No Messier Objects in Sculptor. |
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Features of Interest
- NGC 55 – Irregular Galaxy; edge-on, 12-inch telescope is required to show it well. (magnitude: +8.2)
o - NGC 228 – Globular Cluster; poorly concentrated, appearing as a hazy spot, although  individual stars may be detected even with a 4-inch telescope.
o - NGC 253 – Spiral Galaxy; known as The Silver Coin Galaxy, readily seen as elongated even with 3-inch telescope – fine object with 12-inch telescope. (Magnitude: +7.1)
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Named Stars
- Normae
- more list of stars in Sculptor.
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IAU Sky Chart: Sculptor
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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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