Sculptor the Sculptor
One
of the faint and half forgotten constellations introduced in the
1750s by Lacaille to fill in the southern celestial hemisphere. This
constellation represents a sculptor’s workshop, for reasons that
remain obscure. Its stars are of little interest.
Alpha
the brightest star only has a magnitude of 4.3, it lies 780 light
years away. Its a B7 giant with a temperature of 13,500’C
Sculptor
also contains the Sculptor Dwarf galaxy which is a member of the
local group of galaxies. They cannot be seen without telescopes.
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