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Columba
Columbae — The Dove
Constellations#54 by area
Overview
Columba (Columbae) — The Dove is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Notable stars
19 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Phactmag 2.65
- Waznmag 3.12
- Delta Columbaemag 3.85
- Epsilon Columbaemag 3.86
- Eta Columbaemag 3.96
- Gamma Columbaemag 4.36
- Kappa Columbaemag 4.37
- Omicron Columbaemag 4.81
- Lambda Columbaemag 4.88
- Xi Columbaemag 4.97
- Elkurudmag 5
- Mu Columbaemag 5.18
Deep-sky objects
Neighbouring constellations
Knowledge connections
- Constellation ofPhact
- Constellation ofWazn
- Constellation ofDelta Columbae
- Constellation ofEpsilon Columbae
- Constellation ofEta Columbae
- Constellation ofGamma Columbae
- Constellation ofKappa Columbae
- Constellation ofOmicron Columbae
- Constellation ofLambda Columbae
- Constellation ofXi Columbae
- Constellation ofElkurud
- Constellation ofMu Columbae
- Constellation ofHR 2399
- Constellation ofHR 1935
- Constellation ofHR 1973
- Constellation ofHR 2411
- Constellation ofHR 1958
- Constellation ofHR 1877
- Constellation ofHR 2181
- Contains objectNGC 1851
- Neighbour ofCanis Major
- Belongs to familyHeavenly Waters Family
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.