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| Abbreviation: Men |
| English Name: The Table Mountain |
| Genitive: Alpha Mensae |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Volans and Hydrus. |
| Visible between latitudes: +0 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Winter |
| Seen in three seasons: Autumn, Winter and Spring |
| Best seen in: January |
| Seen between: December and February |
| Right Ascension (RA): 05 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -80 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 153 (75th) |
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Mensa (The Table Mountain)
- A faintest of all the constellations near the South Celestial Pole (SCP) and only notable feature is the part of the Large Magellanic (LMC).
o - It has no bright stars – the brightest star is Alpha Mensae at barely visible magnitude +5.09, making it the faintest constellation in the sky.
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Messier Objects in Mensa
| No Messier objects in Mensa |
| s. |
More objects in Mensa
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 0x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 74x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 12x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Features of Interest
- Mensa contains part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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Named Stars
- Alpha Mensae (Magnitude +5.09)
- more list of stars in Mensa.
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IAU Sky Chart: Mensa
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
– never seen from the UK
| Apus | Ara | Caelum | Carina | Centaurus | Chameleon |
| Corona Australis | Crux | Dorado | Grus | Horologium | Hydrus |
| Indus | Mensa | Octans | Pavo | Phoenix | Pictor |
| Reticulum | Telescopium | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Vela | Volans |
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