Constellation · Men · southern sky
Mensa
Mensae — The Table Mountain
Constellations#75 by area
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
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
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.