Columba
the Dove
Star chart
J2000the Dove
Fixed J2000 coordinates
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Dots mark stars, and their sizes indicate brightness. Stars appear dark on light charts and light on dark charts. Green lines show a constellation pattern. The surrounding grid gives right ascension and declination.
This is a fixed reference map, rather than a view of tonight’s sky.
Read the full chart guide →Boundary coordinates
The boundary marks a sky region; it is separate from the green star pattern. These files preserve ordered coordinate points in the J2000 reference system.
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Right ascension uses hours, minutes and seconds. Declination is in degrees. Convert right ascension to degrees with 15 × (hours + minutes/60 + seconds/3600).
RA (h m s) | Dec (degrees) | Abbreviation 05 03 53.8665 | -42.8255501 | COL 05 05 01.1850 | -27.0772038 | COL 06 11 58.2159 | -27.2787991 | COL 06 11 35.7763 | -33.0282326 | COL 06 39 36.9263 | -33.1128159 | COL
The 0h / 24h meridian is continuous. A coordinate jump there should not be treated as a straight line across a flat map.