| Number of members | 11 | | Member constellations | Apus, Chamæleon, Dorado, Grus, Hydrus, Indus, Musca, Pavo, Phoenix, Tucana, Volans | | Celestial Quadrants | SQ1, SQ2, SQ3, SQ4 | | Right Ascension | Circumpolar | | Declination | -81° 42' to -36° 13' | | Total Area (sq deg) | 2,841 | | Brightest Star | Alnair in Grus | | Optimum Visibility | Some part of the Family is always visible from southern latitudes | | Notes | This family of eleven constellations of the southern sky is named for Johann Bayer, who popularised their names in his star atlas Uranometria. Most of these constellations take their names from birds or animals, such as Apus the Bird of Paradise or Volans the Flying Fish. |
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