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Circinus
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Circinus [′sərs·ən·əs]
(astronomy)
A constellation, right ascension 15 hours, declination 60°S. Abbreviated Cir. Also known as Compasses.
Circinus 

(Compasses), a constellation of the southern hemisphere. Its brightest star has a visual magnitude of 3.2. Circinus is not visible in the USSR. (SeeSTELLAR SKY.)
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The shape of the Circinus constellation resembles a long, acute-angled triangle with Alpha Circini pointing SW Beta and Gamma Circini completes the shape of the image, approximately 7 degrees NW.
Circinus a handy tool by Streicher, Magda / Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
 
 
 
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