Columba (constellation): Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Columba
Abbreviation	Col
Genitive	Columbae
Meaning in English	Dove
Right ascension	6 h
Declination	−35°
Visible to latitude	Between +45° and −90°
Best visible	February
Area  - Total	Ranked 55th 270 sq.deg.
Number of stars with apparent magnitude apparent magnitude  - Apparent magnitude	Phact (α Col) 2.6m
Meteor showers	none
Bordering constellations Lepus Caelum Pictor Puppis Canis Major

Columba (abbreviation Col, genitive Columbae), the dove, is a small constellation just south to Canis Major and Lepus.