Horologium
Horologii
Southern
249 sq°
Hor
Brightest star: Alpha Horologii
Mythology
A Lacaille creation representing a pendulum clock. No classical mythology.
Observing Highlights
A faint southern constellation with few bright objects. Contains some galaxies and the globular cluster NGC 1261.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20HIP 19747; Alpha Hor
3.86 mag
K2III
HIP 13502
4.00 mag
M7IIIe
HIP 19515; Delta Hor
4.93 mag
0.2″
B: 7.3
A9V
HIP 13884; Beta Hor
4.99 mag
A3-5IIIm:
HIP 14240; Mu Hor
5.11 mag
F0IV
HIP 12484; Zeta Hor
5.21 mag
F4IV
HIP 13141; Nu Hor
5.26 mag
A2V
HIP 12225; Eta Hor
5.31 mag
4.9″
B: 14.0
A6V
5.34 mag
70.3″
B: 8.6
K2III
HIP 11258; Lambda Hor
5.35 mag
F2III
HIP 12653; Iota Hor
5.41 mag
G0V
5.68 mag
K2III
5.73 mag
K1III
HIP 12871; Gamma Hor
5.74 mag
19.2″
B: 13.0
G8III-IV
HIP 14930
5.74 mag
C5II
5.81 mag
36.9″
B: 10.6
K5III
5.85 mag
K2III
5.93 mag
76.4″
B: 8.5
K2III
HIP 16339
5.99 mag
A1V
6.03 mag
K1III
Double Stars
8
Double Stars
8
5.81 mag
36.9″
B: 10.6
K5III
5.93 mag
76.4″
B: 8.5
K2III
HIP 12871; Gamma Hor
5.74 mag
19.2″
B: 13.0
G8III-IV
5.34 mag
70.3″
B: 8.6
K2III
6.56 mag
46.8″
B: 16.5
K2-3III
HIP 12225; Eta Hor
5.31 mag
4.9″
B: 14.0
A6V
6.59 mag
1.7″
B: 10.0
F2V
6.15 mag
1.3″
B: 11.7
A2V
Variable Stars
3
Variable Stars
3
Deep Sky Objects
30
Deep Sky Objects
30
Globular Cluster
(1)
NGC 1261
8.4 mag
7
Galaxy
(29)
11.0 mag
8.1
Sc
10.0 mag
6.8
SBab
10.6 mag
4.0
SBab
12.0 mag
5.2
SBc
— mag
3.0
Sb
— mag
3.8
SABc
— mag
3.3
Sb
— mag
3.8
SBc
— mag
1.2
Sb
— mag
2.2
SBa
— mag
2.3
SBbc
— mag
1.7
Sa
— mag
2.0
Sab
— mag
1.7
Sa
— mag
2.9
Sc
12.0 mag
3.6
Sb
12.0 mag
2.6
SBc
12.0 mag
2.6
Scd
— mag
0.8
Scd
— mag
1.6
SBb
— mag
1.3
Sc
— mag
1.3
Sc
— mag
2.5
SBm
— mag
1.2
Sab
— mag
SBm
— mag
Sbc
— mag
SBbc
— mag
Sbc
13.0 mag
2.5
Sc