Columba

COLUMBA
Columba, the Dove, is outlined principally by the triangle of stars at the center of the picture. Phact, the Alpha star, is at the top of the triangle; Wazn (Beta) is the brighter of those down and to the left.

Columba
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Columba is a small constellation in the southern hemisphere, created by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in the 16th century.

Columba
Transit Date of principal star:
16 December
Columba, "The Dove", may refer to the bird the Argonauts sent ahead, to help them pass the narrow strait at the mouth of the Black Sea.

Columba
Abbreviation: Col
Genitive: Columbae
Translation: The Dove
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Columba, the dove:
A modern constellation that first appeared in 1679. It was formed from stars that were once part of Canis Major. The constellation can be found directly south of the constellation of Orion.

Columba
Abbreviation: Col English name: Dove Coordinates see Stellar data
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Columba is supposed to represent Noah's dove, sent out from the Ark to find dry land, and which returned with an olive branch in its beak, a sign that the Flood was at last subsiding.

Lepus (the Hare) is about the same size as Columba and rather more obvious to the eye, lying to the south of Orion. It is one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations preserved to this day. More information, and an alternative image of Lepus is here.

Columba
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COLUMBA
Columba (the dove, abbreviated Col) is a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere. This constellation pictures a dove holding an olive branch in its mouth. Columba is a member of the " ," a family of constellations.

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COLUMBA
Columba (the dove, abbreviated Col) is a small in the Southern Hemisphere. This constellation pictures a dove holding an olive branch in its mouth. Columba is a member of the " ," a .

Col, Colm International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Columba. See constellation. colatitude Ninety degrees minus the latitude.

24 Columba (Dove)
1.25 Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair)
1.26 Corona Australis (Southern Crown)
1.27 Corona Borealis (Northern Crown)
1.28 Corvus (Raven)
1.29 Crater (Cup)
1.30 Crux (Southern Cross)
1.31 Cygnus (Swan/Northern Cross)
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Al Kurud Theta Columbae
Al Kalb al Rai Rho-2 Cephei
Alkalurops Mu Bootis
Al Kaphrah Chi Ursae Majoris
Alkes Alpha Crateris
Alkurah Xi Cephei
Almach Gamma Andromedae
Al Minliar al Asad Kappa Leonis
Al Nair Alpha Gruis
Alnasl Gamma Sagittarii ...

Columba Supercluster
Aquarius Supercluster
Aquarius B Supercluster
Aquarius-Capricornus Supercluster
Aquarius-Cetus Supercluster
Bootes A Supercluster
Caelum Supercluster
Draco Supercluster
Draco-Ursa Majoris Supercluster ...

NGC 1792 is located in the southern constellation Columba (The Dove) and is a so-called starburst spiral galaxy. Its optical appearance is quite chaotic due to the patchy distribution of dust throughout the disc of this galaxy.

One example of a related set of runaway stars is the case of AE Aurigae, 53 Arietis and Mu Columbae, all of which are moving away from each other at velocities of over 100 km/s (for comparison, ...

Chamaeleon (Chamaeleontis) Circinus (Circini) Columba (Columbae)--> Coma Berenices (Comae Berenices) Corona Australis (Coronae Australis) Corona Borealis (Coronae Borealis) Corvus (Corvi) Crater (Crateris) Crux ...

Circinus(compasses), Columba(dove), Coma Berenices(berenice's hair), Corona Australis(southern crown),
Corona Borealis(northern crown), Corvus(crow), Crater(cup), Crux(southern cross), Cygnus(the swan), ...

Heanenly Waters is a family of 9 constellations that includes Delphinus (the Dolphin), Columba (the Dove), Equuleus (the Little Horse), Carina (the Keel), Puppis (the Stern), Eridanus (the river), Pisces Austrinus (the Southern Fish), ...

The direction in the sky (in Columba) away from which the Sun seems to be moving (at a speed of 19.4 km s-1) relative to general field stars in the Galaxy. [H76]
Antares ...

Brightest Stars: Alpha Caeli, a dwarf star about 65 light years from Columba and Eridanus at the lower southern sky in winter.
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is should be visible in moderate or larger size telescopes near the border of the constellations Lepus and Columba.

ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Puppis, the Stern of the legendary ship Argo Navis. The star can be found: northwest of Canopus (Alpha Carinae); northeast of Beta Pictoris; west of Tau Puppis; southwest of Nu Puppis; and south of Eta Columbae.

Jakob Bartsch added a further 3 in 1624: Camelopardalis (the Giraffe), Columba (the Dove, also attributed to Bayer) and Monoceros (the Unicorn); ...

See also: Constellation, Star, Sky, Orion, Constellations

Topic: Astronomy