Telescope (constellation)

See also: Telescope (homonymy)

The Télescope is a Constellation of the Southern hemisphere without much importance.

History

This constellation was introduced by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1752 to indicate a patch of sky without denomination. Like several other constellations created by Lacaille, it bears the name of a scientific apparatus.

Principal stars

See also: List of stars of the Telescope

α  Telescopii

α  Telescopii, the the most brilliant star of the constellation, has a Magnitude connect of 3,49. It is about a blue under-giantess, approximately 6 times more massive than the Sun, 200 times more brilliant, and distant of our Solar system of a little less than 250 light-years.

Other stars

δ  Telescopii gathers a pair of stars which one can distinguish with the naked eye. It is only about one coincidence, because if δ1  Such (most brilliant with a magnitude of 4,92) is located at approximately 800 years light of us, δ ²   Such (a magnitude of 5,07) is at least at 1100 years light. Both are in addition double stars.

Celestial objects

The constellation of the Telescope lodges a Nébuleuse planet gear, IC 4699, a globular Amas, NGC 6584, and several Galaxie S, NGC 6725, NGC 6761, NGC 6754 and NGC 6851

See too

  • List of stars of the Telescope

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