Pictor 211820 224875872 2008-07-10T20:16:47Z Easy n 7320963 :''This article refers to the [[constellation]] "Pictor". For the Roman historian, please refer to the [[Quintus Fabius Pictor]] article.'' {{Infobox Constellation| name = Pictor | abbreviation = Pic | genitive = Pictoris | symbology = the [[Easel]] | RA = 4h 32m ~ 6h 51m | dec= &minus;43 ~ &minus;64 | areatotal = 247 | arearank = 59th | numbermainstars = 3 | numberbfstars = 15 | numberstarsplanets = 1 | numberbrightstars = none | numbernearbystars = 2 | brighteststarname = [[Alpha Pictoris|&alpha; Pic]] | starmagnitude = +3.30 | neareststarname = [[Kapteyn's Star]] | stardistance = 12.78 | numbermessierobjects = none | meteorshowers = none | bordering =[[Caelum]]<br />[[Carina (constellation)|Carina]]<br />[[Columba (constellation)|Columba]]<br />[[Dorado]]<br />[[Puppis]]<br />[[Volans]] | latmax = 26 | latmin = 90 | month = January | notes=}} '''Pictor''' ({{pronEng|ˈpɪktɚ}}, {{lang-la|[[easel]]}}) is one of the minor southern (declination &minus;50° to &minus;60°) [[constellation]]s. Pictor is a small, faint constellation located between brilliant [[Canopus]] and the [[Large Magellanic Cloud]]. Pictor has attracted attention in recent years because of its second-brightest star [[beta Pictoris|β Pictoris]], 62.9 [[light-year]]s distant, which is surrounded by an unusual [[dust disk]] rich in [[carbon]]. [[Kapteyn's Star]], a nearby [[red dwarf]] at the distance of 12.78 light years, is the closest [[galactic halo|halo star]] known. ==History== '''Pictor''' was invented and named by Abbé [[Nicolas Louis de Lacaille]] — noted for his catalogue of nearly 10,000 southern stars, including 42 nebulous objects — in the 17th century. The constellation has no known pre-18th century mythology surrounding it. ==Trivia== *"Pictor" literally means "[[painting|painter]]". The name is an abbreviation of ''Equuleus Pictoris'', "painter's easel". ==References== * Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). ''Stars and Planets Guide'', Collins, London. ISBN 978-0007251209. Princeton University Press, Princeton. ISBN 978-0691135564. == External links == {{Commons|Pictor}} *[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/pictor.htm Star Tales – Pictor] *[http://www.stargazing.net/david/constel/constel/pictor.html Pictor @ Stargazing] <br clear="both"/> {{navconstel}} [[Category:Pictor constellation| ]] [[Category:Constellations]] {{astronomy-stub}} [[bn:চিত্রপট মণ্ডল]] [[be:Сузор'е Жывапісец]] [[bg:Живописец (съзвездие)]] [[ca:Cavallet del Pintor]] [[cs:Souhvězdí Malíře]] [[da:Staffeliet]] [[de:Maler (Sternbild)]] [[el:Οκρίβας]] [[es:Pictor]] [[eo:Pentristo (konstelacio)]] [[fa:سه‌پایه (صورت فلکی)]] [[fr:Peintre (constellation)]] [[ga:An Péintéir]] [[ko:화가자리]] [[hr:Slikarski stalak (zviježđe)]] [[it:Pittore (costellazione)]] [[la:Pictor (sidus)]] [[lv:Gleznotājs (zvaigznājs)]] [[lt:Tapytojas (astronomija)]] [[hu:Festő csillagkép]] [[nl:Schilder (sterrenbeeld)]] [[ja:がか座]] [[nn:Staffeliet]] [[pl:Malarz (gwiazdozbiór)]] [[pt:Pictor]] [[ro:Pictorul (constelaţie)]] [[ru:Живописец (созвездие)]] [[sk:Súhvezdie Maliar]] [[fi:Maalari (tähdistö)]] [[sv:Målaren]] [[th:กลุ่มดาวขาตั้งภาพ]] [[vi:Hội Giá]] [[tr:Pictor (takımyıldız)]] [[uk:Живописець (сузір'я)]] [[zh:绘架座]] [[he:כן ציור (קבוצת כוכבים)]]