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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:constellation
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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Pic
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gptkbp:area
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256 square degrees
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gptkbp:associated_with
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the arts
the art of painting
the ship's painter
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gptkbp:atmosphere
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gptkb:NGC_1730
gptkb:NGC_1808
gptkb:NGC_1823
gptkb:NGC_1824
gptkb:NGC_1825
gptkb:NGC_1792
gptkb:NGC_1821
gptkb:NGC_1822
NGC 1750
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gptkbp:best_viewed
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during the months of January to March
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gptkbp:constellation
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gptkb:Carina
gptkb:Apus
gptkb:Reticulum
gptkb:Volans
gptkb:Columba
gptkb:Dorado
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Messier_77
gptkb:Messier_48
gptkb:Pictor_Alpha
gptkb:Pictor_Beta
gptkb:Pictor_Gamma
the star Alpha Pictoris
the star Beta Pictoris
the star Gamma Pictoris
the star Delta Pictoris
the star Epsilon Pictoris
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gptkbp:contains_star
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gptkb:Zeta_Pictoris
gptkb:Beta_Pictoris
gptkb:Delta_Pictoris
gptkb:Epsilon_Pictoris
gptkb:Pictor_Alpha
gptkb:Alpha_Pictoris
gptkb:Gamma_Pictoris
approximately 50
the stars in the constellation are generally faint.
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gptkbp:declination
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-50° 0' 0"
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Johannes_Hevelius
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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gptkb:Johannes_Hevelius'_star_atlas
gptkb:Johannes_Hevelius's_star_catalog
17th century
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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gptkb:Nicolas_Louis_de_Lacaille
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gptkbp:flood_control
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the Pictorids
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gptkbp:has_area
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247 square degrees
256 square degrees
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gptkbp:has_historical_significance
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in navigation and astronomy.
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gptkbp:has_number_of_stars_visible_to_the_naked_eye
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gptkb:5
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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named in the 17th century
used for navigation by sailors in the southern hemisphere
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Pictor
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gptkbp:introduced_in
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1763
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gptkbp:is_adjacent_to
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gptkb:Carina
gptkb:Apus
gptkb:Reticulum
gptkb:Volans
gptkb:Centaurus
gptkb:Hydrus
gptkb:Vela
gptkb:Virgo
gptkb:Phoenix
gptkb:Tucana
gptkb:Scorpius
gptkb:Columba
gptkb:Musca
gptkb:Grus
gptkb:Leo
gptkb:Libra
gptkb:Crux
gptkb:Dorado
gptkb:Pavo
gptkb:Ara
the constellation Dorado
the constellation Columba
the constellation Mensa
the constellation Reticulum
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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the art of painting
the southern sky navigation.
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gptkbp:is_home_to
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several deep-sky objects
the Beta Pictoris moving group
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gptkbp:is_located_in
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southern hemisphere
southern celestial hemisphere
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gptkbp:is_notable_for
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the Pictor constellation's shape resembling an easel
Beta Pictoris b, an exoplanet
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:the_Milky_Way
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
the southern sky
the southern sky constellations
the southern constellations
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gptkbp:is_recognized_by
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gptkb:IAU
the International Astronomical Union
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gptkbp:is_represented_in
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various star charts
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gptkbp:is_visible_from
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gptkb:February
gptkb:Earth
gptkb:March
January
the southern hemisphere
January to March
the month of February
between latitudes +30° and -90°
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gptkbp:located_in
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southern hemisphere
southern celestial hemisphere
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gptkbp:location
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southern hemisphere
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gptkbp:mythology
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gptkb:none
associated with painting and artists
depicted as an easel in various star maps
derived from the Latin word for 'painter'
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gptkbp:named_after
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gptkb:Nicolas_Louis_de_Lacaille
gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Nicolas-Louis_de_Lacaille
painter's easel
various astronomical texts
the painter's easel
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gptkbp:notable_deep_sky_object
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gptkb:NGC_1755
gptkb:NGC_1821
gptkb:NGC_2438
gptkb:NGC_1746
gptkb:NGC_1888
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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gptkb:Beta_Pictoris_moving_group
the Pictor constellation is named after a painter's easel
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Beta_Pictoris
gptkb:Delta_Pictoris
gptkb:Epsilon_Pictoris
gptkb:Alpha_Pictoris
gptkb:Gamma_Pictoris
Alpha Pictoris is a binary star system
Beta Pictoris is a young star with a debris disk
Delta Pictoris is a main-sequence star
Epsilon Pictoris is a subgiant star
Gamma Pictoris is a giant star
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gptkbp:operating_hours
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winter months
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gptkbp:part_of
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Southern Hemisphere
the 88 modern constellations
the southern sky
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gptkbp:population_density
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moderate
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gptkbp:produced
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Pictoris
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gptkbp:recognized_by
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gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
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gptkbp:right_ascension
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5h 24m 0s
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:chamois
gptkb:sculpture
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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