Microscopium

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Microscopium
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Abbreviation	Mic
Genitive	Microscopii
Symbology	the Microscope
Right ascension	?????? h
Declination	−??????°
Area	210 sq. deg. Ranked 66th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	0
Brightest star	&??????; ?????? (App. magnitude 4.7)
Meteor showers	?????? ??????
Bordering constellations	Capricornus Sagittarius Telescopium (corner) Indus Grus Piscis Austrinus
Visible at latitudes between +??????° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of September

Microscopium (Latin for microscope) is a small southern constellation introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Its stars are very faint.

History

Since Microscopium was introduced in the 17th century, and lies near the southern pole, it was not known to classical or early cultures, and so they produced no mythology concerning it.

Stars

Stars with Bayer designations:

α Mic 4.89; β Mic 6.06; γ Mic 4.67; δ Mic 5.69; ε Mic 4.71; ζ Mic 5.32; θ¹ Mic 4.80; θ² Mic 5.76; η Mic 5.55; ι Mic 5.11; ν Mic 5.12

Other notable stars:

• AU Mic 6.61 – has a protoplanetary disk; variable; nearby
• Lacaille 8760 (AX Mic) 6.68 – variable; nearby

Constellations introduced by Lacaille in 1763

Antlia | Caelum | Circinus | Fornax | Horologium | Mensa | Microscopium | Norma | Octans | Pictor | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sculptor | Telescopium

The 88 modern Constellations

Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius | Aquila | Ara | Aries | Auriga | Boötes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Australis | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | Eridanus | Fornax | Gemini | Grus | Hercules | Horologium | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus | Libra | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra | Mensa | Microscopium | Monoceros | Musca | Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pavo | Pegasus | Perseus | Phoenix | Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens | Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium | Triangulum | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Vela | Virgo | Volans | Vulpecula

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