Abbreviation: Â TrA
English Name: Â The Southern Triangle
Genitive:Â Atria
Hemisphere:Â Southern Hemisphere
Location:Â Between the constellations of Pavo and Circinus.
Visible between latitudes: Â +15 and -90 degrees
Best season: Summer
Seen in three seasons:Â Spring, Summer, and Autumn.
Best seen in:Â June to July
Seen between: Late April  and middle of September.
Right Ascension (RA):Â 16 hour
Declination (DEC):Â -65 degrees
Area (square degrees): Â 110 (83rd)
Triangulum Australe  (Southern Triangle)
- Simple three-sided figure deep in the southern sky – small constellation, but brighter than its northern counterpart (Triangulum).
- Lying in Milky-Way and has one Open Cluster, one accessible planetary nebula.
Messier Objects
- No Messier objects in Triangulum Australe.
Features of Interest
- NGC 5979 Â – Â Planetary Nebula; different to see quality with 3-inch telescope, but clearly showing a hazy disk with 4-inch telescope. (Magnitude: +11.5)
- NGC 6025 Â – Â Open Cluster; rather bright in the Milky-Way, easy to see with binocular – best seen with 4-inch telescope. (Magnitude: +5.1)
Named Stars
- Atria (bright giant orange star – magnitude; +1.91)
Others
- Photo of the constellation;Â Triangulum Australe, as it appears to the naked eye. (Lines have been added for clarity.)
- Sky Chart  –  Triangulum Australe
- List of stars in Triangulum Australe.
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