✨ Lacerta

Lac · lizard · Northern sky

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Lacerta is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning lizard; stars within it are named in the genitive form Lacertae.

Facts about Lacerta

ConstellationLacerta
IAU abbreviationLac
Genitive (Latin)Lacertae
Meaninglizard
Brightest starStellio (apparent magnitude 3.76)
Area201 square degrees
HemisphereNorthern

Deep-sky objects in Lacerta

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.

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