[a][5] Sculptor is a small constellation bordered by Aquarius and Cetus to the north, Fornax to the east, Phoenix to the south, Grus to the southwest, and Piscis Austrinus to the west.

[7] The official constellation boundaries, as set by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte in 1930,[b] are defined by a polygon of 6 segments.

[15] Eta Sculptoris is a red giant of spectral type M4III that varies between magnitudes 4.8 and 4.9, pulsating with multiple periods of 22.7, 23.5, 24.6, 47.3, 128.7 and 158.7 days.

[18] R Sculptoris is a red giant that has been found to be surrounded by spirals of matter likely ejected around 1800 years ago.

[19] The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa in 2003 reported that observations of the Mira variable stars T, U, V and X Sculptoris were very urgently needed as data on their light curves was incomplete.

[21] Sculptor (AK-103) was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the constellation.