Visible at latitudes between +30° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of July.
Abbreviation: Cir
English Name: the Compass
Right ascension: 13h 38.4m to 15h 30.2m [1]
Declination: −55.43° to −70.62°[1]
Area: 93 sq. deg. (85th)
Main stars: 3
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 9
Stars with planets: 2
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 0
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 0
Brightest star: α Cir (3.19m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: Alpha Circinids (ACI)
Bordering constellations
Centaurus
Musca
Apus
Triangulum Australe
Norma
Lupus