Visible at latitudes between +30° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of July.
Abbreviation: Nor
English Name: the Carpenter's Square
Right ascension: 15h 12m 13.6119s to 16h 36m 08.3235s[1]
Declination: −42.27° to −60.44°[1]
Area: 165 sq. deg. (74th)
Main stars: 4
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 13
Stars with planets: 4
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 0
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 0
Brightest star: γ2 Nor (4.01m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: Gamma Normids
Bordering constellations
Ara
Lupus
Circinus
Triangulum Australe
Scorpius