Telescopium
Genitive: Telescopii
Southern
252 sq°
Tel
Brightest star: Alpha Telescopii
Mythology
A Lacaille creation representing a telescope. No classical mythology.
Observing Highlights
A faint southern constellation with few notable objects. Contains some faint galaxies and double stars.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20HIP 90422; Alpha Tel
3.51 mag
115.9″
B: 11.0
B3 IV
HIP 90568; Zeta Tel
4.13 mag
G8-K0III
HIP 89112; Epsilon Tel
4.53 mag
K0III
HIP 93148; Lambda Tel
4.87 mag
A0V
HIP 96341; Iota Tel
4.90 mag
K0III
HIP 99120; Xi Tel
4.94 mag
M1IIab
HIP 90830; Delta1 Tel
4.96 mag
B6IV
HIP 95261; Eta Tel
5.05 mag
4.2″
B: 11.9
A0Vn
HIP 90853; Delta2 Tel
5.07 mag
B3III
HIP 93815; Rho Tel
5.16 mag
F7V
HIP 92646; Kappa Tel
5.17 mag
G8-K0III
5.33 mag
B3IIIep
HIP 97421; Nu Tel
5.35 mag
102.0″
B: 9.3
A7III-IV
5.40 mag
0.4″
B: 8.6
K3III
5.46 mag
K0-1III+F-G
5.54 mag
M0III
HIP 96178
5.61 mag
ApCrEuSr
5.65 mag
K4III
5.69 mag
76.1″
B: 8.2
K4III
5.70 mag
K2III
Double Stars
11
Double Stars
11
5.74 mag
23.0″
B: 6.4
G8-K0III
6.50 mag
23.0″
B: 6.4
A2V
5.69 mag
76.1″
B: 8.2
K4III
HIP 95261; Eta Tel
5.05 mag
4.2″
B: 11.9
A0Vn
HIP 97421; Nu Tel
5.35 mag
102.0″
B: 9.3
A7III-IV
6.13 mag
7.2″
B: 11.0
G8III
HIP 90422; Alpha Tel
3.51 mag
115.9″
B: 11.0
B3 IV
6.07 mag
1.8″
B: 11.5
K1IIICNII
HIP 89112; Epsilon Tel
4.53 mag
K0III
5.93 mag
K0-1III
6.27 mag
G0V
Deep Sky Objects
30
Deep Sky Objects
30
Globular Cluster
(1)
9.2 mag
7.9
Galaxy
(29)
12.0 mag
4.1
Sbc
— mag
3.0
SABc
— mag
2.2
SBab
— mag
2.5
Sa
— mag
1.9
SBbc
— mag
1.9
SBbc
— mag
1.9
Sbc
13.0 mag
2.2
Sb
13.0 mag
1.9
SABc
12.2 mag
2.5
SABa
— mag
1.9
SBc
— mag
1.3
Sd
— mag
1.7
SBbc
— mag
1.6
Sc
— mag
1.5
Sbc
— mag
1.8
Sc
— mag
2.0
Sb
— mag
2.0
Sa
— mag
2.4
Sbc
— mag
1.6
SBb
— mag
1.4
SABb
— mag
1.2
SABc
— mag
1.5
SBbc
— mag
1.2
SBb
— mag
1.3
SBb
— mag
1.5
Sb
— mag
1.3
SBb
— mag
1.1
SBb
— mag
2.1
Sbc