Horologium

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Horologium
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Abbreviation	Hor
Genitive	Horologii
Symbology	the Grandfather Clock
Right ascension	?????? h
Declination	−60°
Area	List of constellations by area>Ranked 58th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	0
Brightest star	(Apparent magnitude>App. magnitude 3.85)
Meteor showers	?????? ??????
Bordering constellations	Eridanus Hydrus Reticulum Dorado Caelum
Visible at latitudes between +??????° and −??????° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of December
Horologium (Latin for clock) is one of the lesser southern constellations (declination around -60 degrees). Originally named Horologium Oscillitorium by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, the constellation name has since been shortened to be less cumbersome. Horologium Oscillitorium was to honour the inventor of the pendulum clock, Christian Huygens. Mythology Since it was invented in the 17th century, and not visible in the Mediterranean there is no earlier mythology associated with it. Notable stars BD Names and other designations Mag. Ly away Comments α Alpha Horologii +3.85 117 Orange giant δ Delta Horologii +4.93 175 White main sequence star (a.k.a. White dwarf) β Beta Horologii +4.98 310 White giant μ Mu Horologii +5.12 138 Yellow-white subgiant ζ Zeta Horologii +5.21 159 Yellow-white dwarf ν Nu Horologii +5.25 165 White main sequence star η Eta Horologii +5.30 145 White main sequence star λ Lambda Horologii +5.36 160 Yellow-white giant ι Iota Horologii +5.40 56 Solar twin, has extrasolar planet γ Gamma Horologii +5.73 179 Yellow giant Gliese 1061 +13.03 11.92 Red dwarf, closest star The 14 Constellations introduced by Lacaille in 1763 Antlia | Caelum | Circinus | Fornax | Horologium | Mensa | Microscopium | Norma | Octans | Pictor | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sculptor | Telescopium External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special]   From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details. Search Titles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? E-mail this article to: Personal Message: