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Pictor



Abbreviation: Pic
Genitive: Pictoris
Right Ascension: 5.41 hours
Declination: -50.30 degrees
  Pictor, the Painter's Easel is completely visible in latitudes South of 26 degrees North from November - January.

Pictor was invented by Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 - 1752.

  Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars
 

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1 		RA DEC Magnitude 2
ALP PIC 6.00:48.00:11.43 -61.00:56.00:28.95 3.27
GAM PIC 5.00:49.00:49.65 -56.00:10.00:0.10 4.51
DEL PIC 6.00:10.00:17.89 -54.00:58.00:7.23 4.81
ETA2 PIC 5.00:4.00:58.02 -49.00:34.00:40.22 5.03
ZET PIC 5.00:19.00:22.14 -50.00:36.00:21.65 5.45
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)		 Dec.
(deg mm ss)		 Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
SW Pic 6.00:1.00:31.60 -60.00:5.00:41.00 LB: 0.12 6.45
SZ Pic 5.00:51.00:57.20 -43.00:34.00:2.00 RS 7.97 7.81
TT Pic 5.00:15.00:11.90 -45.00:58.00:2.00 ACV 0.07 7.10
TU Pic 5.00:5.00:56.90 -44.00:53.00:10.00 ACV 0.03 6.93
TV Pic 4.00:47.00:32.00 -47.00:13.00:15.00 ELL 0.12 7.50
TX Pic 5.00:34.00:41.20 -47.00:20.00:37.00 RS 6.12 6.08
TY Pic 6.00:6.00:56.50 -54.00:25.00:50.00 RS 7.68 7.61
TZ Pic 6.00:30.00:22.00 -58.00:58.00:5.00 RS 7.66 7.59
del Pic 6.00:9.00:19.40 -54.00:57.00:25.00 EB/D: 4.90 4.65
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)		 Dec.
(deg mm)		 Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria
DUN 18 04 50.9 -53 27 5.6, 6.4 12.50 58 24 421
DUN 20 05 24.8 -52 18 6.3, 6.8 38.20 287 24 421
DUN 21 05 30.1 -47 04 5.5, 6.5 197.00 268 19 393
HJ 3822 05 57.2 -53 25 6.4, 7.4 55.90 304 24 422
DUN 27 06 16.3 -59 12 6.4, 8.0 38.20 231 24 422