✨ Sculptor

Scl · sculptor (originally 'sculptor's tools') · Southern sky

Sculptor is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning sculptor (originally 'sculptor's tools'); stars within it are named in the genitive form Sculptoris.

Facts about Sculptor

Constellation	Sculptor
IAU abbreviation	Scl
Genitive (Latin)	Sculptoris
Meaning	sculptor (originally 'sculptor's tools')
Brightest star	α Sculptoris (apparent magnitude 4.3)
Area	475 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern

Deep-sky objects in Sculptor

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.