Caelum

Caelum (the chisel) is a minor southern constellation introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

Caelum
Abbreviation	Cae
Genitive	Caeli
Meaning in English	the Chisel
Right ascension	5 h
Declination	-40°
Visible to latitude	Between 40° and -90°
On meridian	9 p.m., January 15
Area  - Total	Ranked 81th 125 sq. deg.
Number of stars with apparent magnitude < 3	0
Brightest star  - Apparent magnitude	α Caeli 4.45
Meteor showers	None
Bordering constellations	Columba Lepus Eridanus Horologium Dorado Pictor

Brightest 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′′	4.45	F2 V	20	3.0
γ Cae	HD 32831	5h 04m 24.3s	−35° 29′ 00′′	4.55	K2 III	57	0.2
β Cae	HD 29992	4h 42m 03.4s	−37° 08′ 40′′	5.05	F8 V	28	4.0
δ Cae	HD 28873	4h 30m 50.1s	−44° 57′ 13′′	5.07	B3 V	217	−1.7

(This table is largely experimental. Don't mess about with it - use the Talk page if you want to discuss the format, etc. There should eventually be a page explaining the format of such tables. The absolute magnitudes probably need to be changed a little to take into account the improved distance estimates, especially for Beta Caeli. The HD numbers are provided mainly so that additional data can easily be found from the Hipparcos catalogue http://astro.estec.esa.nl/Hipparcos/HIPcatalogueSearch.html.)