The Dove
Columba
Genitive: Columbae · abbreviation Col
Best evening month
February
Visible from
90°S to 51°N
Centre RA
5h 42m 00s
Centre Dec
−39° 00′
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Mythology & origin
Often taken as the dove Noah released from the Ark, or the dove that guided the Argo through the Clashing Rocks.
Petrus Plancius · 1592