Caelum

Caelum
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Caelum, or the Chisel, is a small, inconspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere, charted by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century.

CAELUM
The modern constellation Caelum, the Engraving Tool, lies to the west and a bit south of Columba and down from an eastern bend in Eridanus. Alpha Caeli is the brightest star down and to the right of center.

Caelum
Transit Date of principal star:
1 December
Like many southern hemisphere constellations, Caelum was introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the mid-eighteenth century, designed to fill in the southern hemisphere.

Caelum
Abbreviation: Cae
Genitive: Caeli
Translation: The Sculptor's Chisel
Peoria Astronomical Society Caelum Page
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Caelum, the chisel:
Created between 1750 and 1754 by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de La Caille. It is meant to represent the tool used by engravers.

Caelum
Abbreviation: Cae English name: Graving Tool Coordinates see Stellar data
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Caelum shown as Caela Scalptoris on the Uranographia of Johann Bode, who added two scribing tools to the pair of burins described by Lacaille. For Lacaille's original depiction, see here.
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Main named stars: (Greek alphabet)
(none in Caelum) Al Kurud (κ Col), Ghusn al Zaitun (δ Col), Phact (α Col), Wazn (β Col).

Caelum (Graving Tool)
No Saint given
Origin of the constellation: 1752, Lacaille ...

Caelum
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Mythology: Caelum is perhaps the most pathetic excuse for a constellation that exists.

Fiat justitia ruat caelumFiat MareaFiat Multipla
Fiat Nuova 500Fiat OggiFiat Palio
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Cae, Cael (NASA SP-7, 1965) International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Caelum. See constellation. Caelum (NASA SP-7, 1965) (abbr Cae, Cael)
See constellation.

Caelum, the chisel
Camelopardalis, the giraffe
Canes Venatici, the hunting dogs
Canis Major, the big dog
Canis Minor, the little dog
Cassiopeia, the queen
Cepheus, the king
Cetus, the whale
Columba, the dove
Coma Berenices, Berenice's hair ...

Alpha Caeli (Î± Cae / Î± Caeli) is a star in the constellation Caelum.
Î± Caeli is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.44. It is approximately 65.7 light years from Earth.
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Caelum Supercluster
Draco Supercluster
Draco-Ursa Majoris Supercluster
Fornax-Eridanus Supercluster
Grus Supercluster
Leo A Supercluster
Leo-Sextans Supercluster
Leo-Virgo Supercluster
Microscopium Supercluster
Pegasus-Pisces Supercluster ...

Aquila(eagle), Ara(altar), Aries(ram), Auriga(charioteer), Bootes(herdsman), Caelum(chisel), Camelopardalis(giraffe), Cancer(crab),
Canes Venatici(hunting dogs), Canis Major(big dog), Canis Minor(little dog), Capricornus(sea goat), ...

Arcturus (Alpha Boötis or Hokule'a)
Izar (Epsilon Boötis)
Caelum (Caeli) Camelopardalis (Camelopardalis) Cancer (Cancri)
NGC 2812
Canes Venatici (Canum Venaticorum) ...

Microscopium, Sextans and Caelum the chisel) and everyday objects (e.g. Crater the cup and Scutum the shield).

the nominative ''s''-ending has been abandoned and all substantives of the ''o''-declension have an ending derived from -UM ''-u''/''-o''/''-Ø'': MURUM (masc.) Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish ''muro'', Catalan and French ''mur'' and CAELUM (neut.) ...

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