Telescopium

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Telescopium
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Abbreviation	Tel
Genitive	Telescopii
Symbology	the Telescope
Right ascension	19 h
Declination	−50°
Area	List of constellations by area>Ranked 57th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	0
Brightest star	α Tel (Apparent magnitude>App. magnitude 3.49)
Meteor showers
Bordering constellations	Ara Corona Australis Indus Microscopium (corner) Pavo Sagittarius
Visible at latitudes between +40° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of August
Telescopium (Latin for Telescope) is a minor southern constellation identified and named by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, the 18th century French astronomer, a student of the southern skies. Contents 1 Mythology 2 Notable and named stars 3 See also 4 External links Mythology Since it was introduced in the 17th century, and, as a southern constellation, was not visible to Mediterranean culture, there is no earlier mythology associated with it. Notable and named stars BD Names and other designations Mag. Ly away Comments α Alpha Telescopii 3.49 249 ζ Zeta Telescopii 4.10 127 ε Epsilon Telescopii 4.52 409 λ Lambda Telescopii 4.85 531 ι Iota Telescopii 4.88 398 δ¹ Delta-1 Telescopii 4.92 800 ξ Xi Telescopii 4.93 1250 Irregular variable η Eta Telescopii 5.03 155 δ² Delta-2 Telescopii 5.07 1100 κ Kappa Telescopii 5.18 293 ν Nu Telescopii 5.33 170 ρ Rho Telescopii 5.17 171 μ Mu Telescopii 6.29 120 Source: The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed., The Hipparcos Catalogue, ESA SP-1200 See also 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: