caelum

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Caelum (Latin for chisel, and similar to Latin for of the Sky) is a minor southern constellation introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

Table of leading stars

name	HD number	right ascension	declination	apparent magnitude	spectral type	distance (parsecs)	absolute magnitude
α Cae	HD 29875	4h 40m 33.6s	−41° 51′ 50′′	align=center \| 4.45	align=center \| F2 V	align=center \| 20	align=center \| 3.0
γ Cae	HD 32831	5h 04m 24.3s	−35° 29′ 00′′	align=center \| 4.55	align=center \| K2 III	align=center \| 57	align=center \| 0.2
β Cae	HD 29992	4h 42m 03.4s	−37° 08′ 40′′	align=center \| 5.05	align=center \| F8 V	align=center \| 28	align=center \| 4.0
δ Cae	HD 28873	4h 30m 50.1s	−44° 57′ 13′′	align=center \| 5.07	align=center \| B3 V	align=center \| 217	align=center \| −1.7

Since this is a southern constellation, invented in the 17th century, there is no pre 17th-century mythology associated with it.

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