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Louis de
Lacaille in the 18th century. He
originally named it
Apparatus Sculptoris (the sculptor's studio), but the name was
later shortened. The region...
- The
Bayer designation Kappa Sculptoris (κ Scl, κ
Sculptoris) is
shared by two star systems, κ¹
Sculptoris and κ²
Sculptoris, in the
constellation Sculptor...
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Gazes at R
Sculptoris and its
Hidden Companion". SpaceDaily. 11
January 2015. "Curious
spiral spotted by ALMA
around red
giant star R
Sculptoris (data visualisation)"...
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Alpha Sculptoris,
Latinized from α
Sculptoris, is the
Bayer designation for a blue-white star in the
southern constellation of Sculptor. It has an apparent...
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Burin among French speakers,
latinized in his
catalogue of 1763 as
Caelum Sculptoris (“Engraver's Chisel”).
Francis Baily shortened this name to Caelum, as...
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Sobiescianum was
reduced to Scutum, Mons
Mensae to Mensa, and
Apparatus Sculptoris to Sculptor. Some of the
Northern Sky's
former constellations were placed...
- Xi
Sculptoris,
Latinized from ξ
Sculptoris, is a
solitary orange-hued star in the
southern constellation of Sculptor, near the
southern constellation...
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Epsilon Sculptoris (ε Scl, ε
Sculptoris) is a
binary star in the
constellation Sculptor. It is
approximately 91.7
light years from Earth. The primary...
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Gamma Sculptoris,
Latinized from γ
Sculptoris, is a single, orange-hued star in the
constellation Sculptor.
Based upon an
annual parallax shift of 17...
- A
luminous supersoft X-ray
source (SSXS, or SSS) is an
astronomical source that
emits only low
energy (i.e., soft) X-rays. Soft X-rays have
energies in...
