Visible at latitudes between +45° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of February.
Abbreviation: Col
English Name: the Dove
Right ascension: 05h 03m 53.8665s–06h 39m 36.9263s
Declination: −27.0772038°–−43.1116486°
Area: 270 sq. deg. (54th)
Main stars: 5
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 18
Stars with planets: 1
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 1
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 0
Brightest star: α Col (Phact) (2.65m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: 0
Bordering constellations
Lepus
Caelum
Pictor
Puppis
Canis Major