Lacerta constellation
Latin Lacerta, genitive Lacertae, abbreviation Lac
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
When can Lacerta be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in September. It can be seen from everywhere north of 34°S, and it never sets north of 52°N.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | α Lac | 3.77 | white |
| – | 1 Lac | 4.13 | reddish |
| – | 5 Lac | 4.36 | reddish |
| – | β Lac | 4.43 | orange |
| – | 11 Lac | 4.46 | orange |
| – | 6 Lac | 4.51 | bluish |
| – | 2 Lac | 4.57 | bluish |
| – | 4 Lac | 4.57 | white |
The smaller the number, the brighter: below 1 are the brightest stars of the sky, 4 is hard to see under a city sky. Greek letters after Johann Bayer (1603).