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{{Infobox Constellation
| name = Caelum
| abbreviation = Cae<ref name="ridpath">{{citation |last= Ridpath |first= Ian  |author2= Wil Tirion |title= Stars and Planets Guide |year= 2001 |publisher= Princeton University Press |pages=90–91 |isbn= 978-0-691-08913-3}}</ref>
| genitive = Caeli<ref name="ridpath"/>
| pronounce = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|iː|l|əm}}, genitive {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|iː|l|aɪ}}
| symbolism = the [[chisel]]<ref name="ridpath"/>
| RA = 5
| dec= −40
| family = [[La Caille Family|La Caille]]
| quadrant = SQ1
| areatotal = 125
| arearank = 81st
| numbermainstars = 4
| numberbfstars = 8
| numberstarsplanets = 0
| numberbrightstars = 0
| numbernearbystars = 1
| brighteststarname = [[Alpha Caeli|α Cae]]
| starmagnitude = 4.45
| neareststarname = [[RR Caeli|RR Cae]]
| stardistancely = 26.31
| stardistancepc = 8.07
| numbermessierobjects = 0
| meteorshowers = None
| bordering = [[Columba (constellation)|Columba]]<br />[[Lepus (constellation)|Lepus]]<br />[[Eridanus (constellation)|Eridanus]]<br />[[Horologium]]<br />[[Dorado]]<br />[[Pictor]]
| latmax = [[40th parallel north|40]]
| latmin = [[South Pole|90]]
| month = January
| notes=}}
[[File:Caelum IAU.svg|thumb|right|260px|Caelum Constellation chart]]
'''Caelum''' is a [[constellation]] in the southern sky. It is hard to see because it is not very bright. It means "the [[chisel]]" in [[Latin]]. Before, people called '''Caelum Scalptorium''', which means "the engraver's chisel". It was created and named by the French astronomer named Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 1750s.<ref name="Caelum">{{cite web |url=http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/caelum.htm |title= Caelum: The Chisel |work=Star Tales |last1=Ridpath |first1=Ian |access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> The brighest star in Caelum has a [[Apparent magnitude|magnitude]] of 4.45.<ref name="astrostudio">{{cite web |url=http://www.astrostudio.org/xhip.php?hip=21770 |title=Alpha Caeli (HIP 21770) |publisher=Ashland Astronomy Studio |access-date=27 January 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> This means that all of the stars in Caelum are too dark for people who live in cities to see.

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