Constellation
Sculptor
Sculptor (Scl) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is α Scl (magnitude 4.30).
| Latin name | Sculptor |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Scl |
| Brightest star | α Scl |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 138 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 19 |
| Deep-sky objects | 3 |
| Galaxies | 35 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 59° N. South of latitude 59° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- α Scl 4.30 · 705.6 light-years
- β Scl 4.38 · 183.2 light-years
- γ Scl 4.41 · 188.6 light-years
- δ Scl 4.59 · 143.5 light-years
- η Scl 4.86 · 553.0 light-years
- ζ Scl 5.04 · 676.2 light-years
- ι Scl 5.18 · 340.7 light-years
- θ Scl 5.24 · 70.8 light-years
- π Scl 5.25 · 204.1 light-years
- ε Scl 5.29 · 91.5 light-years
- μ Scl 5.30 · 289.3 light-years
- κ² Scl 5.41 · 570.9 light-years
- κ¹ Scl 5.42 · 224.1 light-years
- HIP 7213 5.49 · 267.8 light-years
- σ Scl 5.50 · 201.5 light-years
- HIP 2661 5.55 · 523.7 light-years
- ξ Scl 5.59 · 525.6 light-years
- HIP 118277 5.59 · 902.7 light-years
- HIP 114254 5.60 · 274.2 light-years
- HIP 115312 5.65 · 330.7 light-years
- HIP 1288 5.66 · 444.8 light-years
- HIP 655 5.67 · 317.6 light-years
- τ Scl 5.69 · 193.1 light-years
- HIP 7941 5.70 · 308.7 light-years
- HIP 7118 5.79 · 372.1 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- Cocibolca 1 planet(s)
- HD 4113 1 planet(s)
- HD 8326 1 planet(s)
- Uúba 1 planet(s)
- WASP-8 2 planet(s)
- HIP 948 1 planet(s)
- TOI-251 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4310 1 planet(s)
- TIC 117642575 1 planet(s)
- TOI-181 1 planet(s)
- WASP-173 A 1 planet(s)
- TOI-198 1 planet(s)
- WASP-45 1 planet(s)
- TOI-178 6 planet(s)
- UCAC3 113-933 1 planet(s)
- TOI-244 1 planet(s)
- TIC 67686059 1 planet(s)
- HATS-16 1 planet(s)
- TOI-237 2 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J2322-2650 Pulsar
- NGC 288 Globular cluster
- Blanco 1 Star cluster
Galaxies
- Sculptor Dwarf 280,500 light-years
- Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253) 11.4 million light-years
- NGC 55 6.85 million light-years
- NGC 300 6.20 million light-years
- AM0106-382 26.7 million light-years
- NGC 7713 25.4 million light-years
- ESO 348-009 37.5 million light-years
- ESO 347-017 24.8 million light-years
- LV J2335-3713 25.4 million light-years
- IC 5332 25.4 million light-years
- ESO 349-031 10.5 million light-years
- NGC 7793 12.8 million light-years
- UGCA 438 7.11 million light-years
- ESO 410-005 6.26 million light-years
- UGCA 442 13.9 million light-years
- ESO 409-015 25.1 million light-years
- NGC 24 32.3 million light-years
- NGC 544 276.7 million light-years
- NGC 424 164.4 million light-years
- NGC 549 283.1 million light-years
- NGC 438 162.6 million light-years
- NGC 7713A 140.2 million light-years
- NGC 623 417.3 million light-years
- NGC 527 270.2 million light-years
- NGC 314 261.6 million light-years
- NGC 441 262.6 million light-years
- NGC 148 70.6 million light-years
- NGC 642 274.1 million light-years
- NGC 613 69.0 million light-years
- IC 1720 264.8 million light-years
- IC 5362 386.2 million light-years
- IC 5354 389.2 million light-years
- IC 5353 383.9 million light-years
- IC 5350 398.9 million light-years
- IC 1616 262.6 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 6502
- HIP 114366
- λ² Scl
- HIP 7016
- HIP 1096
- HIP 7643
- HIP 5661
- HIP 2159
- λ¹ Scl
- HIP 117931
- HIP 4363
- HIP 7361
- HIP 1099
- HIP 1195
- HIP 7886
- HIP 117107
- HIP 114969
- HIP 118076
- HIP 4932
- HIP 115833
- HIP 117860
- HIP 115178
- HIP 6971
- HIP 345
- HIP 2663
- HIP 3056
- HIP 5042
- HIP 117510
- HIP 115121
- GJ 4388
- Gl 60A
- Gl 42
- Gl 902.1
- Cocibolca
- GJ 9029A
- HD 4113
- GJ 1291A
- Gl 18
- Gl 60B
- Gl 62
- GJ 4377
- Gl 17.2
- Gl 1
- GJ 2004
- HD 8326
- GJ 9043
- GJ 3065
- GJ 3062
- GJ 2020
- GJ 9036
- Uúba
- GJ 1038
- WASP-8
- HIP 948
- GJ 2017
- GJ 2018
- TOI-251
- GJ 2019
- Gl 60C
- GJ 1016
- GJ 3074
- GJ 3067
- TOI-4310
- TIC 117642575
- GJ 1009
- Gl 891
- GJ 1036
- TOI-181
- WASP-173 A
- TOI-198
- Gl 46
- GJ 3070
- WASP-45
- TOI-178
- GJ 4362
- UCAC3 113-933
- TOI-244
- GJ 4387
- TIC 67686059
- GJ 3096
- GJ 3101
- GJ 1031
- GJ 3085
- GJ 4350
- GJ 3081
- HATS-16
- GJ 3055
- GJ 3088
- GJ 3017
- GJ 3092B
- GJ 3001
- GJ 1039
- GJ 2005
- GJ 9029B
- TOI-237
- 2MASS J23224684-3133231
- DENIS J0031192-384035
- DENIS J2308113-272200
- 2MASSI J0125369-343505
- 2MASS J00193927-3724392
- WISEA J004713.81-371033.7
- 2MASS J00531899-3631102
- 2MASS J23433470-3646021
- WISEPC J232728.75-273056.5
- WISEA J000856.39-281321.7
- 2MASSI J0117474-340325
- PSO J353.0517-29.8947
- WISEA J003052.08-380829.6
- 2MASS J00501994-3322402
- WISEA J000430.66-260402.3
- WISEA J000536.63-263311.8
- VIKING J012834.94-280302.6
- CWISE J004311.24-382225.0