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Circinus
Circinus is a small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere whose name is Latin for a drawing compass, the drafting instrument used to draw circles. French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille introduced it in the mid-18th century while mapping the southern sky, and the International Astronomical Union recognizes it as one of the modern constellations. Its stars are relatively faint, so...
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Fornax
Fornax is a faint constellation in the southern sky, introduced by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756 under the name Fornax Chemica, the chemical furnace, reflecting his practice of naming southern constellations after scientific instruments. Its brightest star is Alpha Fornacis, a double star roughly 46 light-years from Earth. The constellation contains the Fornax Cluster of galaxies, one of the r...
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