Columba
Col (Columbae)
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Constellation
- IAU abbreviation
- Col
- Latin name
- Columba
- Genitive
- Columbae
- Meaning (IAU)
- The Dove
Source:International Astronomical Union · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
In everyday life
- 4 of its stars have IAU-approved names — the brightest is Phact.
- Its brightest star Phact (declination -34.1°) rises in Seoul (37.6° N) — in the right season you can find it from Korea.
- Star charts and astronomy apps write this constellation as «Col», its IAU abbreviation.
Worked out from this object's official values.