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Sculptor



Abbreviation: Scl
Genitive: Sculptoris
Right Ascension: 0.50 hours
Declination: -32.35 degrees
  Sculptor, the Sculptor's Workshop or the Sculptor, is completely visible in latitudes South of 50 degrees North from August - October

Sculptor was invented by Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 - 1752.

  Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars
 

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1 		RA DEC Magnitude 2
ALP SCL 0.00:58.00:36.36 -29.00:21.00:26.89 4.31
BET SCL 23.00:32.00:58.26 -37.00:49.00:6.29 4.37
GAM SCL 23.00:18.00:49.44 -32.00:31.00:55.17 4.41
DEL SCL 23.00:48.00:55.56 -28.00:7.00:49.07 4.57
THE SCL 0.00:11.00:44.01 -35.00:7.00:59.17 5.25
PI SCL 1.00:42.00:8.59 -32.00:19.00:36.99 5.26
EPS SCL 1.00:45.00:38.78 -25.00:3.00:9.32 5.31
MU SCL 23.00:40.00:38.15 -32.00:4.00:23.31 5.31
KAP2 SCL 0.00:11.00:34.43 -27.00:47.00:59.12 5.42
SIG SCL 1.00:2.00:26.43 -31.00:33.00:7.40 5.50
LAM2 SCL 0.00:44.00:12.09 -38.00:25.00:18.28 5.90
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
Blanco 1 00 04.3 -29 56 OPNCL 04.5 350 18
NGC 55 00 15.1 -39 14 GALXY 07.9 386 18
NGC 253 00 47.5 -25 18 GALXY 07.2 306 18
NGC 288 00 52.8 -26 35 GLOCL 08.1 307 18
NGC 300 00 55.0 -37 42 GALXY 08.1 351 18
NGC 7793 23 57.8 -32 35 GALXY 09.1 350 23
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)		 Dec.
(deg mm ss)		 Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
WZ Scl 1.00:26.00:26.50 -34.00:1.00:18.00 DSCT 6.62 6.52
AI Scl 1.00:10.00:27.30 -38.00:7.00:16.00 DSCT 5.98 5.89
AL Scl 23.00:52.00:41.60 -32.00:11.00:59.00 EA/DM 6.33 6.06
AT Scl 0.00:1.00:38.50 -30.00:24.00:48.00 ELL: 0.03 7.08
AV Scl 0.00:20.00:42.60 -31.00:18.00:47.00 ACV 0.03 6.24
AW Scl 1.00:4.00:6.00 -35.00:55.00:40.00 ACV: 0.04 6.87
eta Scl 0.00:25.00:27.10 -33.00:16.00:59.00 LB 4.90 4.80
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)		 Dec.
(deg mm)		 Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria
BU 391 00 09.4 -28 00 6.2, 6.3 1.60 260 18 305/ 350
LAL 192 23 54.4 -27 02 6.7, 7.3 6.60 271 23 305