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constellation named by de Lacaille
subject			fact

constellation named by de Lacaille	is named by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
	has definition a constellation named by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
	is a kind of constellation
constellation	has genitive which is used when referring to a star in the constellation
	has boundary defined in equatorial coordinates
	is a part of celestial sphere
	has component asterism
	has historical origin asterism with pictorial or mythical significance
	has purpose to divide the celestial sphere into small visually recognizable star classification regions
equatorial sky area	is defined using equatorial coordinates
quantity	has unit
number	has value

Kinds of constellation named by de Lacaille :

• Antlia (6 facts) (Air Pump, Ant)
• Caelum (5 facts) (Chisel, Cae)
• Circinus (5 facts) (Compass, Cir)
• Fornax (7 facts) (Furnace, For)
• Horologium (8 facts) (Clock, Horologium Oscillitorium, Hor)
• Mensa (8 facts) (Table Mountain, Mons Mensa, Men)
• Microscopium (5 facts) (Microscope, Mic)
• Musca (6 facts) (Fly, Musca Australis, Mus)
• Norma (7 facts) (Level (Square), Nor)
• Octans (6 facts) (Octant, Oct)
• Pictor (6 facts) (Easel, Pic)
• Pyxis (6 facts) (Ship's Compass, Pyx)
• Reticulum (7 facts) (Net, Reticle (crosshairs in telescope eyepiece), Ret)
• Sculptor (5 facts) (Sculptor, Scl)
• Telescopium (5 facts) (Telescope, Tel)