Norma
Abbreviation: Nor
Genitive: Normae
Translation: The Carpenter's Square
Peoria Astronomical Society Norma Page
Interactive star chart (Java applet)
Position in the Sky
Explanation of the following information
Right Ascension: 16 hours
Declination: -50 degrees
Visible between latitudes 30 and -90 degrees
Best seen in July (at 9:00 PM)
Norma was named by
Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
. He called it "Norma et Regula" (the Level and the Square), but this awkward name was mercifully shortened to its modern form.
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