Sculptor

Overview

Sculptor (Sculptoris) — The Sculptor's Studio is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Highlights

• ★The South Galactic Pole
• ★The Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253)

Notable stars

17 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• Alpha Sculptorismag 4.3
• Beta Sculptorismag 4.38
• Gamma Sculptorismag 4.41
• Delta Sculptorismag 4.59
• Eta Sculptorismag 4.86
• Zeta Sculptorismag 5.04
• Iota Sculptorismag 5.18
• Theta Sculptorismag 5.24
• Pi Sculptorismag 5.25
• Epsilon Sculptorismag 5.29
• Mu Sculptorismag 5.3
• HR 34mag 5.41

Deep-sky objects

• NGC 288
• NGC 55
• NGC 300
• NGC 7793
• Sculptor Filament

Neighbouring constellations

Knowledge connections

• Constellation ofAlpha Sculptoris
• Constellation ofBeta Sculptoris
• Constellation ofGamma Sculptoris
• Constellation ofDelta Sculptoris
• Constellation ofEta Sculptoris
• Constellation ofZeta Sculptoris
• Constellation ofIota Sculptoris
• Constellation ofTheta Sculptoris
• Constellation ofPi Sculptoris
• Constellation ofEpsilon Sculptoris
• Constellation ofMu Sculptoris
• Constellation ofHR 34
• Constellation ofHR 24
• Constellation ofHR 445
• Constellation ofSigma Sculptoris
• Constellation ofCocibolca
• Constellation ofUúba
• Contains objectNGC 288
• Contains objectNGC 55
• Contains objectNGC 300
• Contains objectNGC 7793
• Neighbour ofAquarius
• Neighbour ofCetus
• Belongs to familyLa Caille Family

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.