Microscopium

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Microscopium is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, representing a microscope and introduced in the 18th century by the astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Microscopium canonical 9

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constellation
galaxy cluster
southern constellation
spiral galaxy
spiral galaxy
abbreviation Mic
apparentMagnitude about 4.7
about 4.7
areaSquareDegrees 210
belongsToIAUConstellations true
bestVisibleInMonth September
borderingConstellation Capricornus
Corona Australis
Grus
Indus
Piscis Austrinus
Sagittarius
brightestStar Gamma Microscopii
containsDeepSkyObject Abell 3651
NGC 6923
NGC 6925
createdFrom previously uncharted southern stars
declinationRange approximately −27° to −45°
family La Caille family of constellations
genitiveForm Microscopii
hasNoStarBrighterThanMagnitude 4.7
hasStar Epsilon Microscopii
Gamma Microscopii
hemisphere southern celestial hemisphere
introducedBy Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
linked to: Nicolas de Lacaille
introducedFromLocation Cape of Good Hope
introducedInCentury 18th century
introducedInYear 1751–1752
isCircumpolarAtLatitude −90°
isFaint true
isSmall true
isVisibleInCountry Australia
South Africa
isZodiacConstellation false
locatedInConstellation Microscopium
Microscopium
Microscopium
nameMeaning the Microscope
rankByArea 66
rightAscensionRange approximately 20h to 21h
spectralType A1 IV
G6 III
symbolism microscope
visibleBetweenLatitudes +45° and −90°

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sagittarius borderingConstellation Microscopium
Capricornus borderedBy Microscopium
subject linked to: constellation Capricornus
Corona Australis borderedBy Microscopium
Telescopium borderingConstellation Microscopium
NGC 6925 locatedInConstellation Microscopium
subject linked to: Microscopium
NGC 6923 locatedInConstellation Microscopium
subject linked to: Microscopium
Abell 3651 locatedInConstellation Microscopium
subject linked to: Microscopium
Piscis Austrinus borderedBy Microscopium