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Circinus
Circinus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in 1756 by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. Its name is Latin for compass, referring to the drafting tool used for drawing circles (it should not be confused with Pyxis, a constellation that represents a mariner's compass which points north). Its brightest star is Alpha Circini, with an apparent magnitude of 3.19. Slightly variable, it is the brightest rapidly oscillating Ap star in the night sky. AX Circini is a Cepheid variable visible with the unaided eye, and BX Circini is a faint star thought to ha
NGC 5315
planetary nebula
Q857095
open cluster in the constellation Circinus
SN 185
supernova
Circinus Galaxy
closest Seyfert galaxy
Alpha Circini
star in the constellation Circinus
list of stars in Circinus
Wikimedia list article
PSR B1509-58
pulsar in the Circinus constellation
Beta Circini
star in the constellation Circinus
Delta Circini
star in the constellation Circinus
Circinus X-1
binary star in the constellation Circinus
Gamma Circini
variable star
Q4039851
star in the constellation Circinus
AX Circini
star in the constellation Circinus
HD 129445 b
extrasolar planet
Epsilon Circini
star in the constellation Circinus
Q5098144
star in the constellation Circinus