Scutum

Also known as Scuti, Sct, Scutum Sobiescanum, Sobieski's Shield

constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere

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Scutum is a constellation located in the southern half of the sky that can be seen from Earth. It is a relatively small and faint constellation, but it contains interesting deep-sky objects that make it of interest to astronomers and stargazers.

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Official name: Scutum
Area: 109
Image: Acta Eruditorum - X astronomia, 1684 – BEIC 13376927.jpg

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Commons category: Scutum (constellation)
Commons gallery: Scutum
short name: Sct
time of discovery or invention: 1684-00-00

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Scutum is a small constellation. Its name is Latin for shield, and it was originally named Scutum Sobiescianum by Johannes Hevelius in 1684. Located just south of the celestial equator, its four brightest stars form a narrow diamond shape. It is one of the 88 IAU designated constellations defined in 1922.

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