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English name | Sculptor | ||||
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Major stars | No star of the constellation exceeds the magnitude 3,5. | ||||
Description | Very weak constellation of the southern hemisphere, to the south of Cetus and Aquarius: its brightest stars are of fourth magnitude.
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Mythology and history | The constellation was drawn by Nicolas Louis de La Caille in 1756. It represents a sculptor table, with a marble head, a chisel and a mallet: at first its name was Apparatus Sculptoris. |