--- name: α Scl constellation: Scl created_by: editor.cs created_date: 2023-11-05 16:45:23.215896 updated_by: editor.cs updated_date: 2023-11-05 16:45:23.215900 --- The brightness of a constellation is often indicated by its brightest star, which has a magnitude of only 4.39. Its probable distance is 780 light-years. Just north of it lies the southern galactic pole.