Circinus

Summary

Circinus is a constellation^[1]. Circinus draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #74 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Circinus is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].
• Circinus's image is recorded as Constellation Circinus.jpg^[4].
• Circinus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Circinus's shares border with is recorded as Centaurus^[6].
• Circinus's shares border with is recorded as Musca^[7].
• Circinus's shares border with is recorded as Apus^[8].
• Circinus's shares border with is recorded as Triangulum Australe^[9].
• Circinus's shares border with is recorded as Norma^[10].
• Circinus's shares border with is recorded as Lupus^[11].
• compass is named after Circinus^[12].
• Circinus's GND ID is recorded as 1085661059^[13].
• Circinus's locator map image is recorded as Circinus constellation map.svg^[14].
• Circinus's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[15].
• Circinus's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Circinus symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[16].
• Circinus's Commons category is recorded as Circinus (constellation)^[17].
• Circinus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1756-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Circinus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01f160^[19].
• Circinus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Circinus^[20].
• Circinus's Commons gallery is recorded as Circinus^[21].
• Circinus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0019133^[22].
• Circinus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[23].
• Circinus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Circinus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Circinus^[25].
• Circinus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Circinus^[26].
• Circinus's topic has template is recorded as Q10729056^[27].

Body

Geography

Circinus's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Circinus's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+93'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Circinus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].

History and Context

compass is named after Circinus^[12].

Why It Matters

Circinus draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #74 of 85).^[2] Circinus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Circinus is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]