Pictor, the Painter's Easel (Pic)
(PICK-ter)
The Southern constellation of Pictor, the Painter's Easel, is best viewed in Winter during the month of February. It's brightest star is Alpha Pictoris at magnitude 3.30. The boundary of the Pictor constellation contains 6 stars that host known exoplanets.
- Pronunciation:
- PICK-ter
- Meaning:
- Painter's Easel
- Genitive:
- Pictoris
- Abbreviation:
- Pic
- Constellation Family:
- LaCaille
- Hemisphere:
- Southern
- Quadrant:
- SQ1
- Best viewing month*:
- February
- Right Ascension (avg):
- 5h 23m
- Declination (avg):
- -51° 22'
- Brightest star:
- Alpha Pictoris (3.30)
- Stars with planets:
- 6
- Messier catalog objects:
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- Caldwell catalog objects:
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Brightest Stars in Pictor
The 10 brightest stars in the constellation Pictor by magnitude.
- Star
- Magnitude
- Spectral class
- Alpha Pictoris (α Pic)
- 3.3
- A7IV
- Beta Pictoris (β Pic)
- 3.85
- A5V
- Gamma Pictoris (γ Pic)
- 4.5
- K1III
- Delta Pictoris (δ Pic)
- 4.72
- B0.5IV
- HD 42540
- 5.04
- K2/K3III
- Eta Pictoris (η2 Pic)
- 5.05
- M2IIIvar
- HD 39640
- 5.16
- G8III
- HD 46355
- 5.2
- K0III
- HD 40292
- 5.29
- F0Ve
- Lambda Pictoris (λ Pic)
- 5.3
- K0/K1III
* Constellation shown for northen hemisphere skies. For the southern hemisphere, constellations appear rotated 180 degrees (upside-down and left-right reversed) from what is shown. Remember that seasons are reversed too - summer in northern latitudes is winter in southern latitudes.
** Circumpolar constellations are visible year-round in the hemisphere listed (and not at all in the opposite hemisphere).