Telescopium

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Telescopium
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Abbreviation	Tel
Genitive	Telescopii
Symbology	the Telescope
Right ascension	19 h
Declination	−50°
Area	252 sq. deg. Ranked 57th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	0
Brightest star	α Tel (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.

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