Telescopium facts for kids
| Constellation | |
List of stars in Telescopium
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| Abbreviation | Tel |
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| Genitive | Telescopii |
| Pronunciation | genitive |
| Symbolism | the Telescope |
| Right ascension | 19 |
| Declination | −50 |
| Quadrant | SQ4 |
| Area | 252 sq. deg. (57th) |
| Main stars | 2 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars |
13 |
| Stars with planets | 0 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 2 |
| Brightest star | α Tel (3.49m) |
| Messier objects | none |
| 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. |
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Telescopium is a constellation in the southern sky.
Images for kids
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Seen in the 1824 star chart set Urania's Mirror (in the lower right)
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An artist's depiction of the orbits of the hierarchical triple star system HR 6819, with the inferred black hole (red orbit) in the inner binary
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The interacting galaxy system NGC 6845, as observed with GALEX
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Location of HR 6819 the star system containing the black hole.
See also
In Spanish: Telescopium para niños
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