✨ Telescopium

Tel · telescope · Southern sky

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Telescopium is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning telescope; stars within it are named in the genitive form Telescopii.

Facts about Telescopium

ConstellationTelescopium
IAU abbreviationTel
Genitive (Latin)Telescopii
Meaningtelescope
Brightest starα Telescopii (apparent magnitude 3.51)
Area252 square degrees
HemisphereSouthern

Deep-sky objects in Telescopium

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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