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CIRCINUS

 

(Abbreviation: Car).

 

A very small southern constellation, in the area of a and b Centauri.  It is associated with no legends.  The only star above magnitude 4 is a.

 

BRIGHTEST STARS

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAG.

ABS.MAG

SPEC

DIST.PC

H

M

S

o

a

14

42

28.0

-64

58

43

3.19

2.6

FO

14

b

15

17

30.8

-58

48

04

4.07

1.7

A3

22

g

15

23

22.6

-59

19

14

4.51

-1.0

B5

84

 

DOUBLES

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAGS.

P.A.

DIST.”

H

M

S

o

a

14

42

28.0

-64

58

43

3.2, 8.8

235

15.8  P.A. DECREASING

g

15

23

22.6

-59

19

14

5.2, 5.3

051

1.3    SLOW BINARY

 

CLUSTERS AND NEBULÆ

 

OBJECT

R.A.

DEC

TYPE

NOTES

H

M

o

NGC  5315

13

50.2

-66

16

PLANETARY

VERY FAINT (MAG. 13)

NGC  5715

14

39.8

-57

20

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG. 10. AT LEAST 30 STARS

NGC  5823

15

01.9

-55

24

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG. 9. 80 STARS QUITE RICH

NGC  5925

15

23.9

-54

21

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG. 8.3. MODERATE CLUSTER

 

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