✨ Scutum

Sct · shield (of Sobieski) · Southern sky

Scutum is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning shield (of Sobieski); stars within it are named in the genitive form Scuti.

Facts about Scutum

Constellation	Scutum
IAU abbreviation	Sct
Genitive (Latin)	Scuti
Meaning	shield (of Sobieski)
Brightest star	Tianbian (apparent magnitude 3.83)
Area	109 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern
Messier objects here	2

Deep-sky objects in Scutum

M11 — Wild Duck Cluster (Open cluster, mag 5.8)
M26 (Open cluster, mag 8)

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