Mensa

Overview

Mensa (Mensae) — The Table Mountain is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Highlights

• ★Part of the Large Magellanic Cloud

Notable stars

7 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• Alpha Mensaemag 5.08
• Gamma Mensaemag 5.18
• Beta Mensaemag 5.3
• Theta Mensaemag 5.45
• Kappa Mensaemag 5.46
• Eta Mensaemag 5.47
• Bubupmag 6.69

Deep-sky objects

• NGC 1848

Knowledge connections

• Constellation ofAlpha Mensae
• Constellation ofGamma Mensae
• Constellation ofBeta Mensae
• Constellation ofTheta Mensae
• Constellation ofKappa Mensae
• Constellation ofEta Mensae
• Constellation ofBubup
• Contains objectNGC 1848
• Belongs to familyLa Caille Family

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.