Mensa
Genitive: Mensae
Southern
153 sq°
Men
Brightest star: Alpha Mensae
Mythology
Created by Lacaille to represent Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, where he conducted his southern sky survey.
Observing Highlights
The faintest constellation — no star brighter than magnitude 5. Part of the Large Magellanic Cloud extends into its borders.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20HIP 29271; Alpha Men
5.09 mag
3.3″
B: 10.1
G6V
HIP 25918; Gamma Men
5.19 mag
49.6″
B: 12.0
K2III
HIP 23467; Beta Men
5.31 mag
G8III
HIP 33384; Theta Men
5.45 mag
B9.5V
HIP 22871; Eta Men
5.47 mag
K4III
HIP 27566; Kappa Men
5.47 mag
B9V
HIP 36039; Epsilon Men
5.53 mag
K2-3III
HIP 21949; Mu Men
5.54 mag
B8II-IIISi:
HIP 31897; Zeta Men
5.64 mag
A5III
HIP 26394; Pi Men
5.65 mag
G1V
HIP 20049; Delta Men
5.69 mag
K2-3III+A
5.70 mag
G8III
HIP 26169
5.78 mag
M3III
HIP 20297; Nu Men
5.79 mag
F0-2III
HIP 23148; Xi Men
5.85 mag
G8-K0III
HIP 26264; Iota Men
6.05 mag
B8III
6.05 mag
K2III
HIP 25776
6.20 mag
6.19 - 6.87
EA/D
B9.5IV-V
6.27 mag
A1V
6.28 mag
F6V
Double Stars
6
Double Stars
6
Variable Stars
1
Variable Stars
1HIP 25776
6.20 mag
6.19 - 6.87
EA/D
B9.5IV-V
Deep Sky Objects
30
Deep Sky Objects
30
Open Cluster
(19)
Globular Cluster
(1)
11.2 mag
1.8
Galaxy
(9)
Emission Nebula
(1)
— mag
25.