Mensa
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Mensa is a faint southern constellation named after Table Mountain, notable for containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation
ⓘ
southern constellation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | 88 modern constellations ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | January ⓘ |
| borderingConstellation |
Chamaeleon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Octans NERFINISHED ⓘ Volans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Alpha Mensae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | about 5.1 ⓘ |
| brightness | faint ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| contains |
deep-sky objects associated with the Large Magellanic Cloud
ⓘ
field stars ⓘ |
| containsPartOf |
Large Magellanic Cloud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magellanic Clouds region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinate system ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | named for a terrestrial mountain (Table Mountain in South Africa) ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately −70 degrees to −85 degrees ⓘ |
| discoverer | Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eclipticLatitude | far from the ecliptic ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Mensae ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Men ⓘ |
| hasNoBrightStars | true ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | primarily visible in Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| IAUApproval | recognized by the International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| IAUConstellation | true ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introductionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedNear | south celestial pole ⓘ |
| milkyWayPresence | near the Milky Way ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Table Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Table Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| observingDifficulty | requires dark skies due to faintness ⓘ |
| originalDesignationByLacaille | Mons Mensae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrant | SQ1 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 4 hours to 7 hours ⓘ |
| skyRegion | southern sky ⓘ |
| visibility | best visible from southern latitudes ⓘ |
| zodiacConstellation | false ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dorado