✨ Pictor

Pic · painter (originally 'painter's easel') · Southern sky

Pictor is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning painter (originally 'painter's easel'); stars within it are named in the genitive form Pictoris.

Facts about Pictor

Constellation	Pictor
IAU abbreviation	Pic
Genitive (Latin)	Pictoris
Meaning	painter (originally 'painter's easel')
Brightest star	α Pictoris (apparent magnitude 3.27)
Area	247 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern

Deep-sky objects in Pictor

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.