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Circinus
The Pair of Compasses

Genitive
Circini

Abbreviation
Cir

Right Ascension
13h35 to 15h26

Declination
-54.3° to -70.4°

Area (sq deg)
93

Brightest Star
Alpha Circini

Optimum Visibility
May

Though it lies on the main belt of the Milky Way, this is an unremarkable region of the southern sky, most notable for the fact that it lies close to the famous and bright Alpha Centauri.

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Alpha Centauri

Apus

Musca

Proxima Centauri

Triangulum Australe