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Mensa

Tafelberg

Genitive: Mensae

Southern Winter 153 sq° Men

Hellster Stern: Alpha Mensae (mag 5.09)

RA 05h 28m 0.0s · Dec -78d 00' 0"

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Mensa - Mythologie

Mythologie

Von Lacaille geschaffen, um den Tafelberg in Kapstadt darzustellen.

Beobachtungs-Highlights

Das lichtschwächste Sternbild — kein Stern heller als Magnitude 5. Ein Teil der Großen Magellanschen Wolke erstreckt sich in seine Grenzen.

When is Mensa up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude -40°Jan 01:00 — altitude -41°Jan 02:00 — altitude -43°Jan 03:00 — altitude -46°Jan 04:00 — altitude -49°Jan 05:00 — altitude -52°Jan 06:00 — altitude -55° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude -58° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude -43° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude -41°Jan 20:00 — altitude -39°Jan 21:00 — altitude -38°Jan 22:00 — altitude -38°Jan 23:00 — altitude -38°FebFeb 00:00 — altitude -44°Feb 01:00 — altitude -46°Feb 02:00 — altitude -49°Feb 03:00 — altitude -52°Feb 04:00 — altitude -55°Feb 05:00 — altitude -58°Feb 06:00 — altitude -60° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude -39° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude -38° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude -38°Feb 21:00 — altitude -39°Feb 22:00 — altitude -40°Feb 23:00 — altitude -41°MarMar 00:00 — altitude -49°Mar 01:00 — altitude -52°Mar 02:00 — altitude -55°Mar 03:00 — altitude -58°Mar 04:00 — altitude -60°Mar 05:00 — altitude -62° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude -38° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude -39°Mar 21:00 — altitude -41°Mar 22:00 — altitude -43°Mar 23:00 — altitude -46°AprApr 00:00 — altitude -55°Apr 01:00 — altitude -58°Apr 02:00 — altitude -60°Apr 03:00 — altitude -62°Apr 04:00 — altitude -62° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude -43° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude -46°Apr 22:00 — altitude -49°Apr 23:00 — altitude -52°MayMay 00:00 — altitude -60°May 01:00 — altitude -62°May 02:00 — altitude -62° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude -61° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude -52° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude -55° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude -58°JunJun 00:00 — altitude -62° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude -61° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude -60° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude -57° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude -58° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude -60° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude -62° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude -60°Jul 01:00 — altitude -57° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude -55° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude -51° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude -58° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude -62° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude -62° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude -61° (twilight)AugAug 00:00 — altitude -54°Aug 01:00 — altitude -51°Aug 02:00 — altitude -48°Aug 03:00 — altitude -45° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude -43° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude -58° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude -62° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude -61° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude -60°Aug 23:00 — altitude -57°SepSep 00:00 — altitude -48°Sep 01:00 — altitude -45°Sep 02:00 — altitude -43°Sep 03:00 — altitude -41°Sep 04:00 — altitude -39° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude -38° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude -58° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude -61° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude -60° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude -57°Sep 22:00 — altitude -54°Sep 23:00 — altitude -51°OctOct 00:00 — altitude -43°Oct 01:00 — altitude -41°Oct 02:00 — altitude -39°Oct 03:00 — altitude -38°Oct 04:00 — altitude -38°Oct 05:00 — altitude -38° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude -58° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude -60° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude -57°Oct 20:00 — altitude -54°Oct 21:00 — altitude -51°Oct 22:00 — altitude -48°Oct 23:00 — altitude -45°NovNov 00:00 — altitude -39°Nov 01:00 — altitude -38°Nov 02:00 — altitude -38°Nov 03:00 — altitude -38°Nov 04:00 — altitude -40°Nov 05:00 — altitude -41°Nov 06:00 — altitude -43° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude -58° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude -57° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude -54° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude -51°Nov 20:00 — altitude -48°Nov 21:00 — altitude -45°Nov 22:00 — altitude -43°Nov 23:00 — altitude -41°DecDec 00:00 — altitude -38°Dec 01:00 — altitude -38°Dec 02:00 — altitude -39°Dec 03:00 — altitude -41°Dec 04:00 — altitude -43°Dec 05:00 — altitude -46°Dec 06:00 — altitude -49° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude -52° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude -58° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude -51° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude -48°Dec 19:00 — altitude -45°Dec 20:00 — altitude -43°Dec 21:00 — altitude -41°Dec 22:00 — altitude -39°Dec 23:00 — altitude -38°
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
Below horizon (-38°)

Upcoming (local)

Never rises from this latitude

Across the year

Best month December
Peak altitude -38°
Circumpolar here no
Dark-sky hours / year —

Neighboring Constellations

Dorado Hydrus Chamaeleon Octans

Hauptsterne in Mensa

20
Alpha Men

HIP 29271; Alpha Men

5.09 mag 3.3″ B: 10.1 G6V Very Hard
Gamma Men

HIP 25918; Gamma Men

5.19 mag 49.6″ B: 12.0 K2III Very Hard
Beta Men

HIP 23467; Beta Men

5.31 mag G8III Easy
Theta Men

HIP 33384; Theta Men

5.45 mag B9.5V Easy
Eta Men

HIP 22871; Eta Men

5.47 mag K4III Easy
Kappa Men

HIP 27566; Kappa Men

5.47 mag B9V Easy
Epsilon Men

HIP 36039; Epsilon Men

5.53 mag K2-3III Easy
Mu Men

HIP 21949; Mu Men

5.54 mag B8II-IIISi: Easy
Zeta Men

HIP 31897; Zeta Men

5.64 mag A5III Easy
Pi Men

HIP 26394; Pi Men

5.65 mag G1V Easy
Delta Men

HIP 20049; Delta Men

5.69 mag K2-3III+A Easy
HIP 16290
5.70 mag G8III Easy
WX Men

HIP 26169

5.78 mag M3III Easy
Nu Men

HIP 20297; Nu Men

5.79 mag F0-2III Easy
Xi Men

HIP 23148; Xi Men

5.85 mag G8-K0III Easy
Iota Men

HIP 26264; Iota Men

6.05 mag B8III Easy
HIP 21611
6.05 mag K2III Easy
TZ Men

HIP 25776

6.20 mag 6.19 - 6.87 EA/D B9.5IV-V Medium
HIP 23737
6.27 mag A1V Easy
HIP 22717
6.28 mag F6V Easy

Doppelsterne in Mensa

6
Alpha Men

HIP 29271; Alpha Men

5.09 mag 3.3″ B: 10.1 G6V Very Hard
HIP 23251
6.29 mag 50.2″ B: 10.7 K5-M0III Hard
Gamma Men

HIP 25918; Gamma Men

5.19 mag 49.6″ B: 12.0 K2III Very Hard
HIP 20446
6.76 mag A7IV-V Easy
HIP 22717
6.28 mag F6V Easy
HIP 29673
6.64 mag F8V Easy

Veränderliche Sterne in Mensa

1
TZ Men

HIP 25776

6.20 mag 6.19 - 6.87 EA/D B9.5IV-V Medium

Deep-Sky-Objekte in Mensa

11
Offener Sternhaufen (6)
NGC 1711 survey image
NGC 1711
10.0 mag Medium
NGC 1986 survey image
NGC 1986
11.0 mag Hard
NGC 2058 survey image
NGC 2058
12.0 mag Very Hard
NGC 2065 survey image
NGC 2065
11.0 mag Hard
NGC 2107 survey image
NGC 2107
11.0 mag Hard
NGC 2134 survey image
NGC 2134
11.0 mag Hard
Kugelsternhaufen (4)
NGC 2121 survey image
NGC 2121
11.2 mag 1.8 Hard
NGC 2019 survey image
NGC 2019
11.0 mag Hard
NGC 1987 survey image
NGC 1987
12.0 mag Very Hard
NGC 1841 survey image
NGC 1841
12.0 mag Very Hard
Unbekannt (1)
1943 C survey image
1943 C
12.0 mag Very Hard