Horologium
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Horologium | |
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| Abbreviation | Hor |
| Genitive | Horologii |
| Symbology | the Grandfather Clock |
| Right ascension | ?????? h |
| Declination | −60° |
| Area | ?????? sq. deg. Ranked ??????th |
| Number of stars (magnitude < 3) | ?????? |
| Brightest star | &??????; ?????? (App. magnitude ??????) |
| Meteor showers | |
| Bordering constellations | |
| Visible at latitudes between +??????° and −??????° Best visible during the month of December | |
Horologium (Latin for clock) is one of the lesser southern constellations (declination around -60 degrees).
Originally named Horologium Oscillitorium by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, the constellation name has since been shortened to be less cumbersome. Horologium Oscillitorium was to honour the inventor of the pendulum clock, Christian Huygens.
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Mythology
Since it was invented in the 17th century, and not visible in the Mediterranean there is no earlier mythology associated with it.
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Stars
- Stars with Bayer designations:
- Other notable stars:
- GJ 1061 13.03 – nearby
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Constellations introduced by the monk Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763 |
| Antlia | Caelum | Circinus | Horologium | Mensa | Microscopium | Norma | Octans | Pictor | Reticulum | Sculptor |
| 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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External links
--fr:Horloge (constellation) ko:시계자리 it:Horologium nl:Horologium ja:とけい座 pl:Zegar (gwiazdozbiór) th:กลุ่มดาวนาฬิกา
