Microscopium

Abbreviation: Â Mic
English Name: Â The Microscope
Genitive:Â Gamma Microscopii and Epsilon.
Hemisphere:Â Â Southern Hemisphere
Location:Â Between the constellations of Piscis Austrinus and Sagittarius.
Visible between latitudes: Â +45 and -90 degrees
Best season: Autumn
Seen in three seasons:Â Summer, Autumn &Winter.
Best seen in:  During the first week of September.
Seen between:Â August and September.
Right Ascension (RA):  21 hour
Declination (DEC):  -35 degrees
Area (square degrees): Â 210 (66th)

Microscopium  (The Microscope)

• All the stars in Microscopium that make up this constellation are very faint to south of Capricornus.
• This constellation;s brightest stars;Â Gamma Microscopii and Epsilon, both at magnitude +4.7.

Messier Objects

• No Messier objects in Microscopium.

Features of Interest

• NGC 6925 Â – Â Spiral Galaxy; quite bright, large and very elongated. (Magnitude: +12.0)
• NGC 6958 Â – Â Spiral Galaxy; bright, quite small and round – very bright nucleus. (Magnitude: +11.3)
• IC 5105 Â – Â Spiral Galaxy; very faint, small and round. (Magnitude: +11.4)

Stars

• Gamma Microscopii and Epsilon. (Both same magnitude: +4.7.)

Others

• Photo of the constellation;Â Microscopium, as it appears to the naked eye. (Lines have been added for clarity.)
• Sky Chart  –  Microscopium
• List of stars in Microscopium.

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