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| English name | Burin | ||||
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| Major stars | No star of the constellation exceeds the magnitude 3,5. | ||||
| Description | It is a very weak constellation, situated between Columba and Eridanus. Its brightest star, alpha Caeli, is of magnitude 4,5. | ||||
| Mythology and history | The constellation was drawn by Nicolas Louis de La Caille in 1756. It represents two cross burins, two small tools used to incise wood, stone, leather, metals. | ||||
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