Description
Overview:
Columba (pronouced sen tor' us) is the 54th largest constellation in the night sky with
an area of 270 square degrees. The name of Columba means Dove.
Location:
Columba is located at Right Ascension 6 h and Declination -35°.
Columba is best seen between the latitudes +45° and -90° in the February.
Columba is adjacent to the following constellations: Caelum,
Canis Major,
Lepus,
Pictor,
Puppis.
Stars:
Columba contains within its borders about 24 visible stars. The principal star of Columba is Phact. The brightest star is ß Col (Wezn) (86 ly).
This constellation also contains within its boundries the following notable stars: Phact,
Wazn.
Brightness:
Columba is the 64th brightest of the 88 constellations with a visual magnitude of 8.88.
