Pictor Pic
Pictor is one of the 88 constellations, covering 247 square degrees of the sky (59th largest). It is highest at midnight in December and best in the evening sky in January and February.
4 of its best-known objects have a page of their own here.
Facts
| Abbreviation | Pic |
|---|---|
| Size | 247 square degrees (59th largest of the 88; the full Moon covers about 0.2) |
| Middle (J2000) | 5h 34m, −53° |
| Highest at midnight | December (in the evening, around 8–10 pm: January and February) |
| How high | From India (about 20° N) its middle climbs to about 18° above the horizon; from 50° N it never rises. |
| Pages here | 4 objects |
Black holes, pulsars and other extreme objects
3Stars
1Brightest NGC and IC objects
OpenNGC| Object | Type | Magnitude | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESO121-026 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.9 | 2.4′ |
| NGC 1930 (on the map) | Galaxy | 12.4 | 2′ |
| NGC 1705 (on the map) | Galaxy | 12.5 | 1.9′ |
| ESO121-006 (on the map) | Galaxy | 12.6 | 4.2′ |
| NGC 2297 (on the map) | Galaxy | 12.7 | 1.5′ |
| NGC 2104 (on the map) | Galaxy | 12.7 | 2.1′ |
| NGC 1803 (on the map) | Galaxy | 12.9 | 0.9′ |
| NGC 2101 (on the map) | Galaxy | 13.3 | 1.2′ |
| NGC 2178 (on the map) | Galaxy | 13.7 | 1.3′ |
| NGC 2205 (on the map) | Galaxy | 13.7 | 1.3′ |
| NGC 2221 (on the map) | Galaxy | 13.9 | 2.4′ |
| NGC 2008 (on the map) | Galaxy | 14 | 1.2′ |
Smaller magnitudes are brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6. The full Moon is about 31′ across.
Data: IAU constellation boundaries (Roman 1987) · OpenNGC (Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data sources & credits