Circinus
Meaning
A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.
Synonyms
Compasses
Compass
Harppi
Drafting Compass
Translations
Zirkel
Compas
Circinus
Compasso
Circinus
Compàs
Circinus
Passer
Διαβήτης
Pergel
البيكارEtymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin circinus (“a pair of compasses”)
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