Hot Air Balloon
Overlaid DSS image of Hot Air Balloon, 120' x 120' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Hot Air Balloon
Globus Aerostaticus
| Type | Asterism |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Size | 48' |
| Right Ascension | 21h 30' (2000) |
| Declination | 25° 30' S |
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Sep 10, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A pretty starfield, rich in an otherwise sparse region, excellent sweeping south from ζCap as far as 8PsA with numerous 6-8th magnitude stars, There is no obvious balloon shape
Globus Aerostaticus is an obsolete constellation at the western end of what is now Piscis Austrinus, invented by Lelande in 1798 and appearing in Bode's 1801 Uranographia
Steve Coe
A closed loop of stars 3.3 degrees SW of globular cluster M30; old constellation now unused― SAC Asterism Database
Other Data Sources for Hot Air Balloon
Nearby objects for Hot Air Balloon
1 object found within 120'
| 8 Piscis Austrini |
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Hot Air Balloon