Editing Pictor (section)

==Characteristics==
Pictor is a small constellation bordered by [[Columba (constellation)|Columba]] to the north, [[Puppis]] and [[Carina (constellation)|Carina]] to the east, [[Caelum]] to the northwest, [[Dorado]] to the southwest and [[Volans]] to the south. The three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the [[International Astronomical Union]] in 1922, is "Pic".{{sfn|Russell|1922|p=469}} The official constellation boundaries, as set by Belgian astronomer [[Eugène Joseph Delporte|Eugène Delporte]] in 1930, are defined by a polygon of 18 segments (''illustrated in infobox'').  In the [[equatorial coordinate system]], the [[right ascension]] coordinates of these borders lie between {{RA|04|32.5}} and {{RA|06|52.0}}, while the [[declination]] coordinates are between −42.79° and −64.15°.{{sfn|IAU, ''The Constellations'', Pictor}} Pictor [[Culmination|culminates]] each year at 9 p.m. on 17 March.{{sfn|The Constellations : Part 2 Culmination Times}} Its position in the far Southern Celestial Hemisphere means that the whole constellation is visible to observers south of latitude [[26th parallel north|26°N]],{{sfn|Ridpath, Constellations: Lacerta–Vulpecula}}{{efn|1=While parts of the constellation technically rise above the horizon to observers between 26°N and [[47th parallel north|47°N]], stars within a few degrees of the horizon are to all intents and purposes unobservable.{{sfn|Ridpath, Constellations: Lacerta–Vulpecula}}}} and parts become [[Circumpolar star|circumpolar]] south of latitude 35°S.{{sfn|Heifetz|Tirion|2007|p=106}}