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Number of members	13
Member constellations	Antlia, Caelum, Circinus, Fornax, Horologium, Mensa, Microscopium, Norma, Octans, Pictor, Reticulum, Sculptor, Telescopium
Celestial Quadrants	SQ1, SQ2, SQ3, SQ4
Right Ascension	Circumpolar
Declination	-90° (Southern Celestial Pole) to -23° 35'
Total Area (sq deg)	3,011
Brightest Star	Alpha Circini in Circinus
Optimum Visibility	Some part of the Family is always visible from southern latitudes

The La Caille Family combines thirteen constellations from across the southern hemisphere of the sky, including all those named by Nicolas-Louis de la Caille wiith a single exception (Pyxis, which is placed in the Heavenly Waters Family). These generally faint constellations are mainly named for instruments of the arts and sciences, scattered around the Southern Celestial Pole (marked 'SCP' on the map above, within the constellation of Octans the Octant).

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