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| Constellation Families | Contains members of the Bayer, Heavenly Waters, Hercules, La Caille, Orion and Zodiac families | | Right Ascension | 06h00 to 12h00 | | Declination | 0° (Celestial Equator) to -90° (Southern Celestial Pole) | | Constellations | Fully contained: Antlia, Canis Major, Carina, Puppis, Pyxis, Vela, Volans
Partial: Canis Minor, Centaurus, Chamæleon, Columba, Crux, Dorado, Hydra, Leo, Lepus, Mensa, Monoceros, Musca, Octans, Orion, Pictor, Sextans, Virgo | | Area (sq deg) | 5,156.625 | | Brightest Star | Sirius in Canis Major | | Optimum Visibility | January to April (usually visible from southern latitudes) |
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