✨ Caelum

Cae · chisel or engraving tool · Southern sky

Caelum is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning chisel or engraving tool; stars within it are named in the genitive form Caeli.

Facts about Caelum

Constellation	Caelum
IAU abbreviation	Cae
Genitive (Latin)	Caeli
Meaning	chisel or engraving tool
Brightest star	α Caeli (apparent magnitude 4.46)
Area	125 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern

Deep-sky objects in Caelum

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.