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| Abbreviation: Tel |
| English Name: The Telescope |
| Genitive: Telescopii |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Indus and Ara. |
| Visible between latitudes: +30 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Summer |
| Seen in three seasons: Spring, Summer and Autumn |
| Best seen in: July to August |
| Seen between: June and August |
| Right Ascension (RA): 19 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -50 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 252 (57th) |
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Telescopium (The Telescope)
- Lacking or nearly touching Milky-Way, there is just one globular cluster and no open clusters or diffuse nebulae but there are numerous galaxies but only one is bright.
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Messier Objects in Telescopium
| No Messier objects in Telescopium. |
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More objects in Telescopium
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 0x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 28x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 87x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Features of Interest
- NGC 6584 – Globular Cluster; fairly concentrated (Magnitude: +9.2), readily detached with 4-inch telescope.
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Named Stars
- Telescopii (Magnitude: +3.5)
- more list of stars in Telescopium.
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IAU Sky Chart: Telescopium
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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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