Pictor is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, located between the star Canopus and the Large Magellanic Cloud. Its name is Latin for painter, and is an abbreviation of the older name …

Pictor is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, located between the star Canopus and the Large Magellanic Cloud. Pictor was first described by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in …

Covering an area of 247 square degrees, Pictor is the 59th largest constellation in the night sky. The constellation Pictor is not home to any particularly bright stars. Its brightest star, Alpha Pictoris, is a …

Pictor, constellation in the southern sky at about 6 hours right ascension and 60° south in declination. Its brightest star is Alpha Pictoris, with a magnitude of 3.3.

Pictor is a southern sky constellation that can be seen by observers located between +26° and -90° of latitude.

Pictor constellation lies in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for “painter,” but the constellation really represents the painter’s easel. Pictor can be found between the bright star Canopus in Carina …

Apr 16, 2023 · The Pictor, Latin for Painter, is an inconspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere. Besides Painter, it is often referred to as the Easel, because it was depicted as an easel …

Dec 13, 2025 · Pictor or the Easel is a southern hemisphere constellation. The constellation contains the smallest star to be discovered so far and the first star to be theorised to have an orbiting exoplanet, …

Pictor Constellation - Pictor (The Easel): Your guide to the myths, facts and images of the constellation Pictor, its stars and objects.

Learn about Pictor constellation, its notable deep sky objects, and when and where to see it in the night sky.