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What does Circinus mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (astronomy) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.
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Acrux and Mimosa make up one foot of the Great Rhea, a constellation encompassing Centaurus and Circinus along with the two bright stars.
Circinatus is from Circinus, a pair of compasses, hence means rounded like a circle.
Circinus also offers a dark and reflection nebulae in its circle of elusive objects.
At a distance of only 13 million light-years, the Circinus Galaxy contains one of the closest and brightest active galactic nuclei.
This makes Circinus X-1 the youngest so-called X-ray binary known.
Their rhea is attacked by two dogs, represented by bright stars in Centaurus and Circinus.

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