Mensa
Men
Rank: #75
153 sq. deg.
Mensa is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere near the south celestial pole, one of fourteen constellations drawn up in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. Its name is Latin for table, though it originally commemorated Table Mountain and was known as "Mons Mensae". One of the eighty-eight constellations designated by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), it covers a keystone-shaped wedge of sky 153.5 square degrees in area.
IAU constellation map showing the boundaries and main stars
Mensa
| Genitive | Mensae |
| Symbolism | The Mensa |
| Right ascension | 05h 30m 00s |
| Declination | -80° 00' 00" |
| Area | |
| Area rank | 75 |
| Brightest star | |
| Best visible at 21:00 | Variable |
Deep-Sky Objects Summary
27
Brightest Stars
30
Open Clusters
27
Globular Clusters
11
Galaxies
0
Nebulae
Brightest Stars
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