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Sculptor

Genitive: Sculptoris

Southern 475 sq° Scl

Brightest star: Alpha Sculptoris

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Mythology

A Lacaille creation originally representing a sculptor's studio. No classical mythology.

Observing Highlights

Contains the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253), one of the brightest galaxies in the sky, and the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy, a satellite of the Milky Way. The south galactic pole lies here.

Main Stars

20
Alpha Scl

HIP 4577; Alpha Scl

4.31 mag B7IIIp
Beta Scl

HIP 116231; Beta Scl

4.37 mag B9.5IVpHgMnEu
Gamma Scl

HIP 115102; Gamma Scl

4.41 mag K1III
Delta Scl

HIP 117452; Delta Scl

4.57 mag 3.4″ B: 11.6 A0V
Eta Scl

HIP 2210; Eta Scl

4.81 mag M4III
Zeta Scl

HIP 183; Zeta Scl

5.01 mag B4III
Iota Scl

HIP 1708; Iota Scl

5.18 mag G5III
Theta Scl

HIP 950; Theta Scl

5.25 mag F4V
Pi Scl

HIP 7955; Pi Scl

5.25 mag K0III
Epsilon Scl

HIP 8209; Epsilon Scl

5.31 mag 5.0″ B: 8.5 F1V
Mu Scl

HIP 116820; Mu Scl

5.31 mag K1III
Kappa Scl

HIP 930; Kappa2 Scl

5.41 mag K5III
Kappa Scl

HIP 761; Kappa1 Scl

5.42 mag 1.3″ B: 6.2 F2V
Sigma Scl

HIP 4852; Sigma Scl

5.50 mag A2V
HIP 7213
5.51 mag K0III
HIP 2661
5.55 mag K2III
Xi Scl

HIP 4770; Xi Scl

5.59 mag K0III
HIP 114254
5.60 mag 0.4″ B: 8.2 G9III
HIP 118277
5.62 mag K5III
HIP 115312
5.64 mag G4V

Double Stars

15
Epsilon Scl

HIP 8209; Epsilon Scl

5.31 mag 5.0″ B: 8.5 F1V
HIP 117860
6.35 mag 6.5″ B: 7.4 A2V+F2V
HIP 116539
6.52 mag 5.5″ B: 9.9 K1III
HIP 117107
6.17 mag 8.1″ B: 9.4 F4V
HIP 7016
5.93 mag 3.2″ B: 11.0 K4III
AL Scl

HIP 117931

6.10 mag 133.9″ B: 6.8 B6V
Delta Scl

HIP 117452; Delta Scl

4.57 mag 3.4″ B: 11.6 A0V
HIP 117510
6.42 mag 13.7″ B: 11.6 A3V
Kappa Scl

HIP 761; Kappa1 Scl

5.42 mag 1.3″ B: 6.2 F2V
Lambda Scl

HIP 3356; Lambda1 Scl

6.06 mag 0.7″ B: 7.0 A0V
Tau Scl

HIP 7463; Tau Scl

5.69 mag 0.8″ B: 7.3 F2V
Kappa Scl

HIP 930; Kappa2 Scl

5.41 mag K5III
Zeta Scl

HIP 183; Zeta Scl

5.01 mag B4III
HIP 1288
5.67 mag K5III
AI Scl

HIP 5661

5.92 mag F0III

Variable Stars

1
R Scl

HIP 6759

5.79 mag 5.5 - 8.0 SRA C6II

Deep Sky Objects

30
Globular Cluster (1)
NGC 288
8.1 mag 13.8
Galaxy (29)
Sculptor Galaxy

NGC 253

C65

7.1 mag 25 SABc
Caldwell 70

NGC 300

8.7 mag 20 Scd
Caldwell 72

NGC 55

8.0 mag 32 SBm
NGC 7793
9.1 mag 9.1 SAd
NGC 134
10.1 mag 8.1 SABb
NGC 613
10.0 mag 5.8 Sbc
NGC 24
11.5 mag 5.5 Sc
IC 5332
10.6 mag 6.6 SABc
NGC 150
11.1 mag 4.2 SBb
NGC 7513
11.8 mag 3.2 SBb
NGC 289
12.0 mag 3.7 SBbc
NGC 7713
12.0 mag 4.3 Scd
NGC 7755
12.0 mag 3.7 Sc
IC 1558
— mag 3.4 SABm
NGC 7
— mag 2.5 Sc
NGC 10
— mag 2.7 Sbc
NGC 131
— mag 2.1 SBb
NGC 461
— mag 1.2 Sc
NGC 549
— mag 2.0 SBa
NGC 418
13.0 mag 2.3 Sc
NGC 491
13.0 mag 1.5 SBb
IC 1555
— mag 1.5 Scd
IC 1616
— mag 1.7 Sbc
IC 1637
— mag 1.8 SBc
IC 1657
— mag 2.1 SBbc
IC 1720
— mag 1.3 Sbc
IC 1722
— mag 1.8 SABb
NGC 7812
— mag SABb
NGC 115
— mag SBbc