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    cluster NGC 5823 and the planetary nebula NGC 5315. Circinus hosts a notable spiral galaxy, the Circinus Galaxy, discovered in 1977; it is the closest Seyfert...
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    The Circinus Galaxy (ESO 97-G13) is a Seyfert galaxy in the constellation of Circinus. It is located 4 degrees below the Galactic plane, and, at a distance...
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  • Look up circinus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Circinus may refer to: Circinus, the Latin for a compass (drafting), a tool for drawing arcs and circles...
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    Circinus X-1 is an X-ray binary star system that includes a neutron star. Observation of Circinus X-1 in July 2007 revealed the presence of X-ray jets...
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    SS Karaganda (redirect from SS Circinus)
    steel steamer Circinus of the "Green Star Line" dropped down to St. Helens yesterday and will start loading there Monday. The Circinus has been chartered...
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    PSR B1509−58 (category Circinus)
    a pulsar approximately 17,000 light-years away in the constellation of Circinus discovered by the Einstein X-Ray Observatory in 1982. It appears approximately...
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    Age of Enlightenment. Lacaille portrayed the constellations of Norma, Circinus and Triangulum Australe, respectively, as a set square and ruler, a compass...
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    SN 185 (category Circinus)
    Alpha Centauri, between the constellations Circinus and Centaurus, centered at RA 14h 43m Dec −62° 30′, in Circinus. This "guest star" was observed by Chinese...
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  • According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Circinus is located within the eastern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized...
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  • This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Circinus, sorted by decreasing brightness. List of stars by constellation ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos...
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