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Norma

Genitive: Normae

Southern 165 sq° Nor

Brightest star: Gamma2 Normae

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Mythology

A Lacaille creation representing a carpenter's square. No classical mythology.

Observing Highlights

Lies in a rich Milky Way field with several open clusters. Contains the fine open clusters NGC 6067 and NGC 6087.

Main Stars

20
Gamma Nor

HIP 80000; Gamma2 Nor

4.02 mag 49.3″ B: 10.5 G8III
Epsilon Nor

HIP 80582; Epsilon Nor

4.47 mag 22.9″ B: 6.1 B4V
Iota Nor

HIP 78662; Iota1 Nor

4.63 mag 0.4″ B: 5.8 A7IV
Eta Nor

HIP 78639; Eta Nor

4.65 mag G8III
Delta Nor

HIP 78914; Delta Nor

4.72 mag Am
Kappa Nor

HIP 79509; Kappa Nor

4.94 mag G8III
Mu Nor

HIP 81122; Mu Nor

4.94 mag 1.5″ B: 10.6 B0Ia
Gamma Nor

HIP 79790; Gamma1 Nor

4.99 mag F9Ia
Theta Nor

HIP 79653; Theta Nor

5.14 mag B8V
HIP 80208
5.33 mag B6IV
QU Nor

HIP 80782

5.35 mag B1.5Iape
HIP 76618
5.44 mag 53.3″ B: 10.7 A0V
HIP 79754
5.44 mag M2III
Lambda Nor

HIP 79963; Lambda Nor

5.45 mag 0.4″ B: 6.9 A3Vn
Iota Nor

HIP 79153; Iota2 Nor

5.57 mag B9.5V
HIP 79689
5.63 mag A3III
HIP 80675
5.69 mag B9II-III
HIP 77645
5.73 mag 16.2″ B: 9.1 B2II
HIP 77562
5.77 mag 28.6″ B: 11.8 B9Vn:
HIP 77990
5.77 mag 4.8″ B: 8.4 G5II-III+A3

Double Stars

15
HIP 77645
5.73 mag 16.2″ B: 9.1 B2II
Epsilon Nor

HIP 80582; Epsilon Nor

4.47 mag 22.9″ B: 6.1 B4V
HIP 77990
5.77 mag 4.8″ B: 8.4 G5II-III+A3
HIP 80212
5.88 mag 39.1″ B: 9.7 G3II
Gamma Nor

HIP 80000; Gamma2 Nor

4.02 mag 49.3″ B: 10.5 G8III
HIP 78117
6.31 mag 33.9″ B: 11.5 F1IV
HIP 77574
6.12 mag 2.9″ B: 11.0 A9III
HIP 76618
5.44 mag 53.3″ B: 10.7 A0V
HIP 77562
5.77 mag 28.6″ B: 11.8 B9Vn:
HIP 77454
6.07 mag 1.3″ B: 10.3 K2-3III
Mu Nor

HIP 81122; Mu Nor

4.94 mag 1.5″ B: 10.6 B0Ia
S Nor

HIP 79932

6.49 mag 6.12 - 6.77 DCEP F8-G0Ib
Kappa Nor

HIP 79509; Kappa Nor

4.94 mag G8III
HIP 79812
6.33 mag A8IV
HIP 80421
6.33 mag A2-3V

Variable Stars

1
S Nor

HIP 79932

6.49 mag 6.12 - 6.77 DCEP F8-G0Ib

Deep Sky Objects

16
Open Cluster (11)
Caldwell 89

NGC 6087

5.4 mag 12
NGC 6067
5.6 mag 13.
NGC 5925
8.0 mag 15.
NGC 6167
6.7 mag 8.
NGC 6152
8.0 mag 30.
NGC 6134
7.2 mag 7.
NGC 6169
7.0 mag 7.
NGC 5999
9.0 mag 5.
NGC 6031
8.5 mag 2.
NGC 6005
10.7 mag 3.
NGC 6115
11.0 mag 3.
Globular Cluster (1)
NGC 5946
9.6 mag 7.1
Planetary Nebula (2)
NGC 6164
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NGC 6165
— mag
Unknown (2)
IC 4544
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IC 4550
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