Columba (constellation)

Columba
Constellation
Columba
AbbreviationCol
GenitiveColumbae
Pronunciation/kəˈlʌmbə/,
genitive /kəˈlʌmb/
Symbolismthe dove
Right ascension05h 03m 53.8665s06h 39m 36.9263s[1]
Declination−27.0772038°–−43.1116486°[1]
Area270 sq. deg. (54th)
Main stars5
Bayer/Flamsteed
stars
18
Stars with planets1
Stars brighter than 3.00m1
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly)0
Brightest starα Col (Phact) (2.65m)
Messier objects0
Meteor showers0
Bordering
constellations
Lepus
Caelum
Pictor
Puppis
Canis Major
Visible at latitudes between +45° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of February.

Columba is a faint constellation designated in the late sixteenth century, remaining in official use, with its rigid limits set in the 20th century. Its name is Latin for dove. It takes up 1.31% of the southern celestial hemisphere and is just south of Canis Major and Lepus.

  1. ^ a b "Columba, constellation boundary". The Constellations. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 27 February 2014.