Telescopium
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| List of stars in Telescopium | |
| Abbreviation: | Tel |
| Genitive: | Telescopii |
| Symbology: | the Telescope |
| Right ascension: | 19 h |
| Declination: | −50° |
| Area: | 252 sq. deg. (57th) |
| Main stars: | 2 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 13 |
| Stars known to have planets: | 0 |
| Bright stars: | 0 |
| Nearby stars: | 0 |
| Brightest star: | α Tel (3.49m) |
| Nearest star: | HD 190422 (75.7 ly) |
| Messier objects: | none |
| 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 |
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Telescopium (pronounced /ˌtɛlɪˈskɒpiəm/) is a minor southern constellation identified by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, the 18th century French astronomer, a student of the southern skies. It was named after the Latinized Greek word for telescope. 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.[1]
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[edit] Named Stars
There are no European names for stars in this constellation. China did assign names to α Tel as We, meaning danger, and β Tel as Chuen Shwo, with a mythological meaning.
[edit] See also
[edit] Citations
- ^ "Starry Night Photography: Telescopium Constellation". Retrieved on October 12, 2007.
[edit] References
- Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). Stars and Planets Guide, Collins, London. ISBN 978-0007251209. Princeton University Press, Princeton. ISBN 978-0691135564.
- Richard Hinckley Allen, Star Names, Their Lore and Legend, New York, Dover.
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