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== Nearby constellations == | == Nearby constellations == | ||
Revision as of 09:33, 18 October 2022
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Constellation: An officially recognised formation of stars, such as the Big Dipper or Orion. [e]- Declination: Angular distance to a point on a celestial object, measured north or south from the celestial equator. [e]
Nearby constellations
Eridanus: constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus that contains TIC 168789840 [e]- Hydrus: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Tucana and Mensa, its name is Latin for 'male water snake' (not to be confused with hydra). [e]
- Grus: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Indus and Phoenix, its name is Latin for 'crane'. [e]
- Indus: a constellation in the southern sky. [e]
- Octans: Constellation that includes the southern celestial pole, its name is Latin for the eighth part of a circle, but it is actually named after the 'octant', a navigational instrument. [e]
- Phoenix: Constellation in the southern sky. [e]
