Caelum-the Chisel

History and Mythology

One of the smallest, dimmest and most boring constellations, it doesn't have a lot of history either. The name came from when the French man Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille gave names to every region of the sky. This constellation is south of Eridanus and west of Columba. This constellation's stars are all dimmer than 4th magnitude, and it only has one deep-sky object in it.

Stars

alpha-double star, but the second star is 13th magnitude Spectral Type-F2 V Magnitude-4.5 Distance-65 ly

beta- Spectral Type-F8 V Magnitude-5.1 Distance-55 ly

gamma- Spectral Type-K5 III Magnitude-4.6 Distance-170 ly

delta- Spectral Type-B3 V Magnitude-5.1 Distance-750 ly

Star Clusters

None

Nebulae

None

Galaxies

NGC 1679 is a faint 13th magnitude spiral.

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