Telescopium
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Telescopium | |
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| Abbreviation | Tel |
| Genitive | Telescopii |
| Symbology | the Telescope |
| Right ascension | 19 h |
| Declination | −52° |
| Area | 251 sq. deg. Ranked 57th |
| Number of stars (magnitude < 3) | ?????? |
| Brightest star | &??????; ?????? (App. magnitude ??????) |
| Meteor showers | |
| Bordering constellations | |
| Visible at latitudes between +??????° and −??????° Best visible 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.
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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.
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Stars
- Stars with Bayer designations:
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See Also
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Constellations changed by the monk Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763 |
| Argo Navis | split into | Carina | Puppis | Pyxis | Vela |
| Telescopium | created from parts of | Sagittarius | Scorpio | Ophiuchus | Corona Australis |
| Ophiuchus | split into | Ophiuchus | Serpens |
| Eridanus | split into | Eridanus | Fornax |
| Ara | created from parts of | Centaurus | Lupus |
| 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:Télescope (constellation) ko:망원경자리 it:Telescopium nl:Telescopium ja:ぼうえんきょう座 pl:Luneta (gwiazdozbiór) pt:Telescopium
